Original scientific paper
AN ANALYSIS OF ADAPTATION OF INSURGENT – TERRORIST STRUCTURES IN POPULATION-CENTRIC OPERATIONAL CULTURE IN THE CASE OF AFGHANISTAN
Darijo Klarić
; Ministarstvo obrane Republike Hrvatske
Abstract
The basic threat of new operational environment is fact that technologically and organizationally completely inferior asymmetric opponent becoming more superior in process of adaptation and learning, and by this way reducing superiority of conventional opponent. Aim of this article is to categorically define and develop an analysis of magnitude of adaptation of insurgent-terrorist structures as tool for application of efficient counterinsurgency strategy. This tool or instrument is basically of qualitative-quantitative nature, and comprises not only military dimension, but all others also – political, diplomatic, economic, sociological and others, which are very often dominant or crucial related to military dimension. The purpose of magnitude of adaptation is to comprise process of adaptation of insurgent-terrorist structures at the very beginning, while new operation intervention is at the initial development phase, with aim to increase own time for efficient adaptation of forces and operations. An analysis of adaptation of insurgent-terrorist structures is based at culture, where needs and security of the population are at the focal point of action.
Keywords
population-centric culture; “roofing-tile” operational environment; new operational intervention; operational adaptation shadow; pondered and non-pondered indicators; power of strategic conversion
Hrčak ID:
64298
URI
Publication date:
18.6.2010.
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