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Finding the target, fixing the method: methodological tensions in insurgent identification
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posted on 2023-06-08, 15:27 authored by Matthew FordThis article is concerned with exploring the recent observations of Lieutenant-General Lamb who stated that there was no simple binary between counterintelligence (COIN) and counterterrorism (CT). Specifically, the article will use the intelligence-gathering, assessment, and target identification processes and methods used on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan to examine this further. What makes this an interesting exercise is that the effectiveness of a COIN/CT intervention totally depends on whether an insurgent has been properly identified. If the wrong person has been targeted then kinetic, influence, or policing activities are at best exploratory and at worst wasteful or even positively harmful. Thus, by investigating the intelligence model that frames the way adversaries and communities are identified, it becomes possible to understand the limitations in the processes and methods used. At the same time this approach makes it possible to cast light on how and to what extent various techniques drawn from COIN and CT work together in Overseas Contingency Operations.
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- Published
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Studies in Conflict and TerrorismISSN
1057-610XPublisher
Taylor & FrancisExternal DOI
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2Volume
35Page range
113-134Department affiliated with
- International Relations Publications
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- Yes
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2013-07-26Usage metrics
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