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Informationen zum Autor Mark Silinsky , PhD, is a 32-year veteran of the defense intelligence community. He has served as a senior counterinsurgency advisor and counterintelligence analyst in the United States and in Afghanistan. Raymond Taras is Professor of political science at Tulane University in New Orleans. Born and educated in Montreal, Quebec, Taras received his postgraduate degrees at universities in Europe in the 1970s and began publishing scholarly books in the 1980s. He has authored or edited over twenty books: on the collapse of the USSR, Russia's identity in international relations, the rise of liberal and illiberal nationalisms, the internationalization of ethnic conflicts, the dangers of xenophobia, the critique of multiculturalism, the impact of fear on European foreign policy, and the makings of nationhood. Klappentext Understand the complexities of the most lethal insurgent group of America's longest war-the Taliban. Battle hardened, tribally oriented, and deeply committed to its cause, the Taliban has proven itself resourceful, adaptable, and often successful. As such, the Taliban presents a counterinsurgency puzzle for which the United States has yet to identify effective military tactics, information operations, and Coalition developmental policies. Written by one of the Department of the Army's leading intelligence and military analysts on the Taliban, this book covers the group's complete history, including its formation, ideology, and political power, as well as the origins of its current conflict with the United States. The work carefully analyzes the agenda, capabilities, and support base of the Taliban; forecasts the group's likely course of action to retake Afghanistan; and details the Coalition forces' probable counterinsurgency responses. Author Mark Silinsky also reviews the successes and failures of the latest U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine to extrapolate the best strategies for future counterinsurgency campaigns.Understand the complexities of the most lethal insurgent group of America's longest war-the Taliban. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Raymond Taras Preface Introduction Abbreviations 1. Afghanistan's Landscape, the People, and Islamism 2. Enter the Taliban 3. The Taliban in Power 4. The Taliban in Defeat 5. The Taliban's Recovery in Pakistan 6. The Taliban Improve Their Tactics and Firepower 7. Taliban Inc. 8. Affiliated Insurgent Groups and Foreign Connections 9. The Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan Afterword: Salafist Dystopia Appendix: Coalition Military Fatalities by Year Notes Bibliography Index ...
