TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gompert,David C.
ED  - United States.
TI  - Heads we win: the cognitive side of counterinsurgency (COIN) 
T2  - Occasional paper
SN  - 0833042807
AV  - U241 .G65 2007eb
U1  - 355.02/18 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND National Defense Research Institute
KW  - Counterinsurgency
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Jihad
KW  - Terrorism
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Aufstand
KW  - gnd
KW  - Bekämpfung
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - Military
KW  - Other
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Militärpsychologie
KW  - Military policy
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Security (National & International)
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
KW  - Military Science
KW  - United States
KW  - USA
KW  - swd
KW  - Terrorism, revolutions, coups
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-62); Ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. The mind as central front -- ch. 3. Reordering COIN priorities -- ch. 4. Thoughts of the jihad -- ch. 5. Closing the gap -- ch. 6. Cognitive requirements in global COIN -- ch. 7. Cognitive capabilities for COIN -- ch. 8. Conclusions -- Appendix: Investments and measures to enhance cognitive COIN capabilities; Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures and Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One -- Introduction: Purpose, Scope, and Definitions; Chapter Two -- The Mind as Central Front; Chapter Three -- Reordering COIN Priorities; Chapter Four -- Thoughts of the Jihad; Chapter Five -- Closing the Gap; Chapter Six -- Cognitive Requirements in Global COIN; Chapter Seven -- Cognitive Capabilities for COIN; Understanding Global Insurgency; Global COIN-Shaping Strategy; Global COIN Operations; Chapter Eight -- Conclusions: Investment and Reform; Appendix; Bibliography; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010
N2  - Current U.S. counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy has relied heavily on the use of force against Islamist insurgents-a tactic that has increased their ranks. What is needed instead are stronger cognitive capabilities that will enable more effective COIN against an elusive, decentralized, and highly motivated insurgency-capabilities that will enable the United States to "fight smarter." Cognitive COIN goes beyond information technology and encompasses comprehension, reasoning, and decisionmaking, the components that are most effective against an enemy that is quick to adapt, transform, and regener
UR  - http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7249/op168osd
ER  -