CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Sartakova, Lyubov Vladimirovna |
|---|---|
| Title | Counterinsurgency strategies: an Achilles` heel for two Empires |
| Summary | The given work explores the differences and similarities between counterinsurgency (COIN) strategies employed by the British Empire in South Yemen and by the United States of America in Afghanistan. Utilizing the method of qualitative comparative case study the research offers a comparative account of the application of COIN strategies in the selected cases. The study particularly focuses on the application of hearts and minds approach to countering insurgency. Moreover, the research conceptualizes counterinsurgency and provides an overall assessment of the effectiveness of British and American conduct of counterinsurgency warfare. In addition, the study explores the correlation between the flexibility of strategies and the outcome of COIN campaigns. The research puzzle of the given study is questioning the extent to which counterinsurgency strategy should be flexible and asks what must remain unchanged in it. The author concludes that, on the one hand, a COIN strategy must be flexible to the extent that does not alter its basic principles. On the other, the strategy must be flexible to the extent of adjusting it to the context of actual military theatre. |
| Supervisor | Meszerics, Tamas |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/sartakova_lyubov.pdf |
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