tailieunhanh - Counterinsurgency

Convinced that the fundamental verities of effective counterinsurgency policy and practice that were elucidated by the participants remain as valid today as they were 44 years ago, rand decided to republish the symposium proceedings. Among the insights that emerged from the discussions, the reader will find a number of counterinsurgency best practices that seem especially germane to the i | Counterinsurgency A Symposium April 16-20 1962 Stephen T. Hosmer Sibylle O. Crane RAND CORPORATION This report is based on the Symposium on Counterinsurgency that was held at the RAND Corporation s Washington Office during the week of April 6 1962. The Symposium was sponsored by the Advanced Research Projects Agency. Any views or conclusions contained in this report should not be interpreted as representing the official opinion or policy of ARPA. Counterinsurgency A Symposium was originally published by RAND in 1963. This new RAND edition reflects the original layout with the addition of a new foreword. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Counterinsurgency a symposium April 16 20 1962 Stephen Hosmer S. O. Crane. p. cm. R-412-1. This April 1962 symposium was held at a time when Kennedy Administration officials were focusing increasingly on the growing communist insurgency in Vietnam. Forward to the new edition. Includes in dex. ISBN-13 978-0-8330-3983-5 pbk. alk. paper 1. Counterinsurgency Congresses. 2006 18 dc22 2006018436 The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit research organization providing objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors around the world. RAND s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors. RAND is a registered trademark. Copyright 1963 2006 RAND Corporation All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from RAND. Published 2006 by the RAND Corporation 1776 Main Street . Box 2138 Santa Monica CA 90407-2138 1200 South Hayes Street Arlington VA 22202-5050 4570 Fifth Avenue Suite 600 Pittsburgh PA 15213-2665 RAND URL http To order RAND documents or to obtain additional information contact Distribution Services Telephone 310 451-7002 Fax 310