Counterinsurgency Scorecard Afghanistan in Early 2011 Relative to the Insurgencies of the Past 30 Years

A core finding of previous RAND research on 30 years of insurgencies worldwide was that a conflict's overall score on a scorecard of 15 equally weighted good and 12 equally weighted bad counterinsurgency factors and practices perfectly predicted the ultimate outcome. Using the scorecard approac...

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Main Author: Paul, Christopher (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2011
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Summary:A core finding of previous RAND research on 30 years of insurgencies worldwide was that a conflict's overall score on a scorecard of 15 equally weighted good and 12 equally weighted bad counterinsurgency factors and practices perfectly predicted the ultimate outcome. Using the scorecard approach and an expert elicitation (Delphi) exercise, a RAND project sought to extend the findings to the case of Afghanistan in early 2011.
ISBN:OP337OSD
9780833058133
9780833052483
Access:Open Access