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The Politics of Intelligence and COIN Tactics in Modern Warfare

This lecture explores the intricate relationship between intelligence and military operations, emphasizing the politicization of intelligence and the need for better inter-agency cooperation. It discusses the role of the civil-military team in counterinsurgency (COIN) strategies, the importance of cultural understanding, and the evolution of the terrorist threat. Key topics include the bureaucratic warfare that influences military strategy, the significance of understanding the human terrain, and how careful ally selection and targeted aid can affect outcomes in conflict zones like Kandahar.

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The Politics of Intelligence and COIN Tactics in Modern Warfare

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  1. Reading assignment Theo Farrell, CSI Lecture 7, 2011

  2. Blessed be “The Peacemakers”

  3. Yeah baby!

  4. Fiasco: 5 • Politicization of intelligence • The Civ-Mil ‘Team’ • Bureaucratic warfare • Plan for Phase IV • COIN tactics

  5. Politicalisation of Intelligence “cherry-picking information”

  6. The Civ-Mil ‘Team’

  7. Bureaucratic warfare

  8. Plan for Phase IV

  9. COIN tactics – WHAM?

  10. Looming Tower: 5 • Inter-agency cooperation (Snake) • Better intelligence (JL) • Cultural understanding (Swiss, Philth) • Evolution of terrorist threat (Peaceniks, Jihad Kings) • CT tactics – interrogation, troops?

  11. Tough cookie

  12. Punishment of Virtue: 5 • Understand the human terrain • Choose allies carefully • Learn the language • Target aid • COIN tactics

  13. Human terrain (and history)

  14. Who controls Kandahar?

  15. Choose allies carefully

  16. Learn the lingo

  17. Target aid

  18. COIN tactics

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