U.s. Strategy Against Global Terrorism: How It Evolved, Why It Failed, And Where It Is Headed United States Strategy Against Global Terrorism

This book examines the various strategies, including Global Counterinsurgency (GCOIN), which have been put forward as alternatives to the Global War On Terror (GWOT), concluding that while a consensus can be found on the key elements of a grand strategy, based on failures in the GWOT, it is far from clear if any GCOIN strategy could work. This book traces the events and developments that quickly discredited the Global War on Terror (GWOT), especially its failure to deal with the threat of global terrorism after the events of 11 September 2001 This book traces the events and developments that quickly discredited the Global War on Terror (GWOT), especially its failure to deal with the threat of global terrorism after the events of 11 September 2001. It examines the various strategies, including Global Counterinsurgency (GCOIN), which have been put forward as alternatives to the GWOT. While a consensus can be found on the key elements of a grand strategy, based on the mistakes and failures in the GWOT, it is far from clear if any GCOIN strategy could work. In fact, the US pursuit of a grand strategy is probably a chimera Front Matter....Pages i-vii The United States and Global Terrorism....Pages 1-17 The Failure of the GWOT....Pages 19-43 The U.S. Invasion of Iraq....Pages 45-69 The Iraq Conundrum and Its Implications....Pages 71-95 The Continuing Threat and Why the United States Failed....Pages 97-115 The Evolution of U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy: From GWOT to COIN....Pages 117-137 The Evolution of U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy: From COIN to Global Counterinsurgency....Pages 139-175 The Future for Counterterrorism....Pages 177-191 Back Matter....Pages 193-238 This title examines the strategies, including Global Counterinsurgency (GCOIN), which have been put forward as alternatives to the Global War On Terror (GWOT), concluding that while a consensus can be found on the key elements of a grand strategy, it is far from clear if any GCOIN strategy could work.--Résumé de l'éditeur