Applying Case Studies to Combat Terrorism and Insurgencies: The Lessons Learned Approach
The world is plagued by terrorism from a variety of violent non-state actors. While the underlying causes of terrorism and insurgency may be different depending on the target country, the key to combating terrorism will always be highly educated intelligence and military personnel who are adept in terrorism studies and have taken robust counterterrorism courses.
Applying the lessons learned approach to terrorism studies helps students understand the mistakes of history. Lessons learned from past insurgencies help us understand the challenges we face today in Iraq and Afghanistan. Examples include studies of the American Revolution, the Boer Wars, the Filipino Insurgency during World War II, the Vietnam War, the Soviet
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