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You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation.
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Meaning of "counterinsurgency" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTERINSURGENCY

counterinsurgency  [ˌkaʊntərɪnˈsɜːdʒənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTERINSURGENCY

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Counterinsurgency is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COUNTERINSURGENCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

counterinsurgency

Counter-insurgency

A counter-insurgency or counterinsurgency involves actions taken by the incumbent government of a nation to contain or quell an insurgency taken up against it. In the main, the insurgents seek to replace the political authority of the defending authorities in a population they seek to control, and the counter-insurgent forces seek to protect that authority and reduce or eliminate the supplanting authority of the insurgents. Counter-insurgency operations are common during war, occupation and armed rebellions. Counter-insurgency may be armed suppression of a rebellion, coupled with tactics such as divide and rule designed to fracture the links between the insurgency and the population in which the insurgents move. Because it may be difficult or impossible to distinguish between an insurgent, a supporter of an insurgency who is a non-combatant, and entirely uninvolved members of the population, counter-insurgency operations have often rested on a confused, relativistic, or otherwise situational distinction between insurgents and non-combatants.

Definition of counterinsurgency in the English dictionary

The definition of counterinsurgency in the dictionary is action taken by a government to counter the activities of rebels, guerrillas, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTERINSURGENCY


agency
ˈeɪdʒənsɪ
assurgency
əˈsɜːdʒənsɪ
astringency
əˈstrɪndʒənsɪ
cogency
ˈkəʊdʒənsɪ
contingency
kənˈtɪndʒənsɪ
convergency
kənˈvɜːdʒənsɪ
detergency
dɪˈtɜːdʒənsɪ
divergency
daɪˈvɜːdʒənsɪ
emergency
ɪˈmɜːdʒənsɪ
insurgency
ɪnˈsɜːdʒənsɪ
interagency
ˌɪntərˈeɪdʒənsɪ
nonemergency
ˌnɒnɪˈmɜːdʒənsɪ
postemergency
ˌpəʊstɪˈmɜːdʒənsɪ
pungency
ˈpʌndʒənsɪ
regency
ˈriːdʒənsɪ
sergeancy
ˈsɑːdʒənsɪ
serjeancy
ˈsɑːdʒənsɪ
surgeoncy
ˈsɜːdʒənsɪ
urgency
ˈɜːdʒənsɪ
vergency
ˈvɜːdʒənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTERINSURGENCY

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counterirritant
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counterlight
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WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTERINSURGENCY

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Food Standards Agency
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Synonyms and antonyms of counterinsurgency in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «counterinsurgency» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTERINSURGENCY

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The translations of counterinsurgency from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «counterinsurgency» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

平叛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contrainsurgencia
570 millions of speakers

English

counterinsurgency
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

counterinsurgency
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مكافحة التمرد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

противопартизанские
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contrainsurgência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদ্রোহ দমনের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contre-insurrection
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyelundupan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Aufstandsbekämpfung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

対ゲリラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반란
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Counterinsurgency
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chống nổi dậy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிளர்ச்சி எதிர்ப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिनविरोध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kontrgerilla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

controinsurrezione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kontrpartyzanckiej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

протипартизанські
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contrainsurgență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιεξέγερσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teeninsurgensie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

counterinsurgency
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

opprørsbekjempelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of counterinsurgency

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERINSURGENCY»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERINSURGENCY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about counterinsurgency

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5 QUOTES WITH «COUNTERINSURGENCY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word counterinsurgency.
1
John Abizaid
You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation.
2
Noah Feldman
Faced with the collapse of Iraq into something like Lebanon - or worse, Somalia - the Bush administration opted for a new counterinsurgency strategy. Violence was reduced because, for the first time since the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003, Iraqis felt that there was a force capable of dominating the situation and ensuring basic order.
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Michael Mullen
I think the central mission in Afghanistan right now is to protect the people, certainly, and that would be inclusive of everybody, and that in a, in an insurgency and a counterinsurgency, that's really the center of gravity.
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David Petraeus
Well, the oil, the oil spot, if you will, is a, is a term in counterinsurgency literature that connotes a peaceful area, secure area. So what you're trying to do is to always extend that, to push that out.
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David Petraeus
The Germans have done wonderful work. Not long ago, a German battle group battalion conducted a very impressive counterinsurgency operation in a portion of Baghlan province. I think these are the first counterinsurgency operations conducted by any German element after World War II. And they did a very impressive job.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTERINSURGENCY»

Discover the use of counterinsurgency in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to counterinsurgency and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Counterinsurgency
Filled with down-to-earth, common-sense insights, this book is the definitive account of counterinsurgency, indispensable for all those interested in making sense of our world in an age of terror.
David Kilcullen, 2010
2
Counterinsurgency Warfare: Theory and Practice
A template for the defeat of insurgents seeks to define the laws of counterinsurgency warfare, discuss its principles, and outline the corresponding strategy and tactics.
David Galula, 2006
3
Anthropology and Global Counterinsurgency
Inspired by these issues, the essays in Anthropology and Global Counterinsurgency consider how anthropologists can, should, and do respond to military overtures, and they articulate anthropological perspectives on global war and power ...
John D. Kelly, Beatrice Jauregui, Sean T. Mitchell, 2010
4
Counterinsurgency: Exposing the Myths of the New Way of War
Controversial new history of counterinsurgency which challenges its claims as an effective strategy of waging war.
Douglas Porch, 2013
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Shooting Up: Counterinsurgency and the War on Drugs
Shooting Up analyzes how involvement in the production and trafficking of illicit commodities, especially drugs, affects the strength of belligerents and governments.
Vanda Felbab-Brown, 2009
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Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons ...
This book is a timely examination of the lessons of previous counterinsurgency campaigns that will be hailed by both military leaders and interested civilians.
John A. Nagl, 2005
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Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan
This study explores the nature of the insurgency in Afghanistan, the key challenges and successes of the campaign, and the capabilities necessary to wage effective counterinsurgency operations.
‎2008
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Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare
Sir Robert Thompson encapsulates thegoalsand challenges of carrying out counterinsurgency instrongholds ofresistance: Thearmy'srole here is toclearthemain insurgent units out of the area over which the government is attempting to regain ...
Daniel Marston, 2012
9
Coercion, Conversion and Counterinsurgency in Louis XIV's France
This is a study of the domestic application of armed coercion during the reign of Louis XIV.
Roy L. McCullough, 2007
10
Counterinsurgency Field Manual
The Counterinsurgency Field Manual, written in 2006, is a guide for the Army and Marine Corps to all counterinsurgency tactics and operations, designed for use in Iraq and Afghanistan.
U. S. Army, U. S. Marine Corps, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTERINSURGENCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term counterinsurgency is used in the context of the following news items.
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Israel's Counterinsurgency Apologist: Colonel Richard Kemp
Kemp has the credentials to speak as a counterinsurgency specialist, having served as commander of British forces in Afghanistan and ... «Foreign Policy Journal, Jul 15»
2
The Globalists Are Racing to World War III Before the American …
... wars, the feds have built up a militarized police state army to wage their counterinsurgency wars here at home against the American people. «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
3
'The Unraveling,' by Emma Sky
David Petraeus, whose name had become synonymous with sophisticated counterinsurgency. Petraeus told Sky he saw her as a “kindred spirit ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
4
Canada's NDP defends leader's talks on joining Harper government
... Canada's leading role in the Afghan counterinsurgency war through 2009 and announced plans to dramatically increase military spending; ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
5
As Heroin Use Grows in US, Poppy Crops Thrive in Afghanistan
"You can't fight counterinsurgency and counternarcotics at the same time. Essentially, you're pulling in two different directions. Which is more ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
6
America's Afghan war shambles laid bare
Grenier is scathing about the “over-ambitious” second American-Afghan war, when Washington launched its counterinsurgency in Helmand, ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
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Here's the Defining National Security Question of Our Time
A retired US Army officer, he served as a director on the National Security Council, counterinsurgency advisor in Afghanistan and leader of the ... «Defense One, Jul 15»
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The Ghosts of Srebrenica: Protecting Civilians in Armed Conflict
Counterinsurgency doctrine widens the scope of ambition to protection of the population, beyond the requirements of international law. «War on the Rocks, Jul 15»
9
Former R&AW chief AS Dulat's book: 'Sent to disrupt J&K movement …
... he went beyond the traditional counterinsurgency brief and planned and executed fissures in Kashmir's separatist and militant movement. «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
10
What The Characters In 'The Wire' Teach Us About Warfare
“Bunny” Colvin is the innovator of the Baltimore Police Department; you might even call him the counterinsurgency expert of the show. As the ... «Task & Purpose, Jul 15»

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