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"How to Lose a War on Terror: A Comparative Analysis of a Counterinsurgency Success and Failure"

"How to Lose a War on Terror: A Comparative Analysis of a Counterinsurgency Success and Failure"

Book Chapter, Understanding Victory and Defeat in Contemporary War, pages 142-167

2007

Author: Ivan Arreguin-Toft, Former Research Fellow, International Security Program, 2002-2009

Belfer Center Programs or Projects: International Security

 

"If it is true that every strategy has an ideal counterstrategy, then understanding how to counter terrorism demands some understanding of terrorism as a strategy."

 

For more information about this publication please contact the ISP Program Coordinator at 617-496-1981.

For Academic Citation:

Arreguin-Toft, Ivan. "How to Lose a War on Terror: A Comparative Analysis of a Counterinsurgency Success and Failure." Chap. 7 in Understanding Victory and Defeat in Contemporary War. Oxon, UK: Routledge, 2007.

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