Counterinsurgency doctrine officially fuses military combat with nation-building and civilian functions
Evidence
A counterinsurgency campaign is, as described in this manual, a mix of offensive, defensive, and stability operations conducted along multiple lines of operations. It requires Soldiers and Marines to employ a mix of familiar combat tasks and skills more often associated with nonmilitary agencies. The balance between them depends on the local situation. Achieving this balance is not easy. It requires leaders at all levels to adjust their approach constantly. They must ensure that their Soldiers and Marines are ready to be greeted with either a handshake or a hand grenade … Soldiers and Marines are expected to be nation builders as well as warriors. They must be prepared to help reestablish institutions and local security forces and assist in rebuilding infrastructure and basic services. They must be able to facilitate establishing local governance and the rule of law. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 491
Categorization
- DEFINE: Defines counterinsurgency per the US military field manual cited — a load-bearing concept for the chapter’s argument about how empire rebranded occupation.
- XREF: connects to: Counterinsurgency doctrine requires soldiers to serve as nation builders and warriors simultaneously — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 423; Counterinsurgency doctrine weaponizes knowledge and empathy as tools of empire. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 503; Counterinsurgency doctrine weaponizes social knowledge-gathering alongside military force (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Counterinsurgency doctrine requires soldiers to serve as nation builders and warriors simultaneously
#corroborates(0.95) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 423 - Counterinsurgency doctrine weaponizes social knowledge-gathering alongside military force
#expands(0.80) - Counterinsurgency is politico-military while antiterrorism is policing-oriented.
#expands(0.80) — Grégoire Chamayou, A Theory of the Drone, 278 - Counterinsurgency doctrine weaponizes knowledge and empathy as tools of empire.
#expands(0.78) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 503