Publication

This publication discusses non-military strategies in counterterrorism by examining previous experience with counterinsurgency. It evaluates the lessons from the British success in Malaya in the 1950s, the French defeat in Algeria from 1958-64, and the US military failure in South Vietnam during the late 1960s and early 1970s and concentrates on how these strategies might enhance US counterterrorism operations. The authors find that political strategies combined with properly conducted military and intelligence efforts can help counter both insurgencies and terrorist movements.