{"product_id":"2940148624028","title":"GOVERNANCE, IDENTITY, AND COUNTERINSURGENCY: EVIDENCE FROM RAMADI AND TAL AFAR","description":"With the last departure of U.S. combat forces from\u003cbr\u003eIraq in 2011 and a drawdown in Afghanistan already\u003cbr\u003eunderway, the current era of American counterinsurgency\u003cbr\u003emay be coming to a close. At the same time, irregular\u003cbr\u003ethreats to U.S. national interests remain, and\u003cbr\u003ethe future may hold yet more encounters with insurgents\u003cbr\u003efor the U.S. military. Accordingly, the latest\u003cbr\u003eDefense strategic guidance has called on the Department\u003cbr\u003eof Defense (DoD) to “retain and continue to\u003cbr\u003erefine the lessons learned, expertise, and specialized\u003cbr\u003ecapabilities” from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.\u003cbr\u003eThis monograph is a contribution to this ongoing\u003cbr\u003eeffort to institutionalize the military’s understanding\u003cbr\u003eof counterinsurgency, building on its hard-won recent\u003cbr\u003eexperience. Michael Fitzsimmons examines two case\u003cbr\u003estudies drawn from some of the darkest months of\u003cbr\u003econflict in Iraq to illuminate an important refinement\u003cbr\u003eof traditional counterinsurgency theory and doctrine:\u003cbr\u003ethat when it comes to building legitimacy, “good governance”\u003cbr\u003emay take a back seat to the politics of ethnic\u003cbr\u003eand religious identity. Dr. Fitzsimmons’s use of comparative\u003cbr\u003ecase studies and a simple framework for systematically\u003cbr\u003ereviewing evidence accumulated through\u003cbr\u003efirst-hand accounts of strategy, operations, and tactics,\u003cbr\u003eshould serve as a compelling model for what will\u003cbr\u003elikely be many studies in the years to come of the U.S.\u003cbr\u003emilitary’s experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108842225904,"sku":"2940148624028","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148624028_p0.jpg?v=1763705430","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148624028","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}