{"product_id":"the-new-counterinsurgency-era-david-h-ucko-9781589014886","title":"The New Counterinsurgency Era: Transforming the U.S. Military for Modern Wars","description":"\u003cp\u003eConfronting insurgent violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has recognized the need to \"re-learn\" counterinsurgency. But how has the Department of Defense with its mixed efforts responded to this new strategic environment? Has it learned anything from past failures?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe New Counterinsurgency Era\u003c\/i\u003e, David Ucko examines DoD's institutional obstacles and initially slow response to a changing strategic reality. Ucko also suggests how the military can better prepare for the unique challenges of modern warfare, where it is charged with everything from providing security to supporting reconstruction to establishing basic governance-all while stabilizing conquered territory and engaging with local populations. After briefly surveying the history of American counterinsurgency operations, Ucko focuses on measures the military has taken since 2001 to relearn old lessons about counterinsurgency, to improve its ability to conduct stability operations, to change the institutional bias against counterinsurgency, and to account for successes gained from the learning process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven the effectiveness of insurgent tactics, the frequency of operations aimed at building local capacity, and the danger of ungoverned spaces acting as havens for hostile groups, the military must acquire new skills to confront irregular threats in future wars. Ucko clearly shows that the opportunity to come to grips with counterinsurgency is matched in magnitude only by the cost of failing to do so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David H. Ucko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 158901488X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589014886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.50w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 298","brand":"David H. Ucko","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44254978474239,"sku":"9781589014886","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b997214-8eac-409b-bdf7-b42d147f2ef8.jpg?v=1694615411","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-new-counterinsurgency-era-david-h-ucko-9781589014886","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}