| Terrain, Tribes, and Terrorists: Pakistan, 2006-2008
Kilcullen, David J.
Brookings Institute, Counterinsurgency and Pakistan Paper Series #3, September 10, 2009, online edition, 13p (PDF)
"Leading counterinsurgency expert David Kilcullen argues that Pakistani security forces have performed inadequately against insurgents in the frontier with Afghanistan because poor governance and societal weaknesses have been exacerbated by decades of violence and lawlessness. Heavy-handed military tactics by the army have resulted in a perpetuation of violence, and have only further undermined local governance. A fundamental rethink of Pakistan’s political strategy is therefore necessary."
David Kilcullen is an author and a consultant on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism.
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http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/papers/2009/0910_pakistan_kilcullen/0910_pakistan_kilcullen.pdf
A36/05-09. Posted December 7, 2009
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