legitimacy

Legitimacy as Political Capital in Insurgency

SWJED — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 04:05:15 +0000

Legitimacy as Political Capital in Insurgency SWJED Fri, 09/28/2018 - 12:05am

At its very core, insurgent warfare is a conflict between competing claims to legitimate governance over a people or territory. The enduring viability of counterinsurgency doctrine thus lies in understanding the factors that contribute to the legitimacy of a regime, and how they are mobilised to engender public resilience and popular support for insurgents’ actions.

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The Parable of Little America: A Discussion with Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Peter J. Munson — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:28:32 +0000

The Parable of Little America: A Discussion with Rajiv Chandrasekaran Peter J. Munson Mon, 07/02/2012 - 5:28am

Stemming from his must-read book, an important discussion about Helmand, Kandahar, and America's flawed attempt to save Afghanistan.

The Quest for Legitimacy

Peter J. Munson — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:27:23 +0000

The Quest for Legitimacy Peter J. Munson Tue, 02/21/2012 - 9:27am

Fourth Generation Warfare advocates propose a tactical shift in how operations are conducted to defeat an insurgency. This paper explains why, from a legitimacy standpoint, 4GW will lead to a strategic failure.

The Legitimacy Matrix

Peter J. Munson — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:03:28 +0000

The Legitimacy Matrix Peter J. Munson Thu, 02/02/2012 - 9:03pm

Brad Fultz offers a qualitative tool to help commanders understand actors in their area of operations through a lens of locally defined legitimacy.