Coronavirus Exacerbates Growing Conflict and Insecurity in Africa
Bottom Line Up Front Cases of coronavirus are now reported in most African countries. Several African countries have seen a steadily growing number of […] More
Posts Tagged ‘Counterinsurgency’
A Most Targeted Population: The Copts in Egypt
Bottom Line Up Front On November 4, Egyptian officials announced they had killed 19 militants in the aftermath of an attack on Coptic Christians […] More
Preparing for the Urban Future of Counterinsurgency
Bottom Line: Conflict follows humanity wherever it goes, and the world’s population is increasingly living in cities. Waning are the days of the Maoist blueprint […] More
Civilian Deaths in City Fights Embolden Insurgencies
Urban environments pose special challenges for counterinsurgency efforts as well as for complex operations against criminal gangs and drug trafficking operations. In Brazil, for example, […] More
Urban Combat: ‘Cities Are Sponges That Soak Up Troops’
In October 2017 – as Iraqi forces mop up in Mosul, fighting rages round Raqqa and Deir Ezzour in Syria, the United States resumes bombing […] More