Figure 1: An overview of the system dynamics model of the Iraq conflict, In: THE THREE CIRCLES OF WAR: Understanding the Dynamics of Conflict in Iraq.
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Three of the most important concepts in counterinsurgency today have to do with the use of information operations, the role of swarm tactics in battle, and the need to understand how networks fight -- and how to build networks of one's own. There is precious little discussion of any of these points in our own and others' doctrinal manuals and theoretical works on counterinsurgency.
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So, to build some theory and provide a basis for action, some data mining of earlier history is called for. John Arquilla has been teaching in the special operations program at the Naval Postgraduate School since The themes covered in his comments above -- and many other ideas -- are developed further in his forthcoming book, Insurgents, Raiders, and Bandits due spring Additionally, John has authored Networks and Netwars: Understanding the Dynamics of Conflict in Iraq.
Michael Few is a retired military officer who served multiple combat tours to Iraq including the Thunder Runs and The Surge, and he currently serves as the editor of Small Wars Journal.
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While it is useful to discuss French tactics of the 19th century to understand today's conflict s, the picture given of French colonial warfare in this interview is flawed. Arquilla describes as "swarming" was in fact concentric attacks by heavy columns, the preferred French tactic in colonial war from the Napoleonic Wars to the end of World War I. It had very little to do with swarming. Even Bugeaud's raids were done in flying columns, organized around tactics developed by the Napoleonic armies in Europe. The heavy column was already outdated by the end of the 19th century as pointed out by Douglas Porch in his essay on the issue in Makers of Modern Strategy , but continued to be used by Gallieni and Lyautey.
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The three circles of war: Responsibility edited by Heather S. Rothstein, and John Arquilla.
Physical description xi, p. Find it at other libraries via WorldCat Limited preview. Contributor Gregg, Heather S.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references p. Gregg, and Hy S.
Publisher's Summary The conflict in Iraq is characterized by three faces of war: