counter-insurgency (Q20032)
Political and military actions by a state to defeat an insurgency or a resistance movement and to address its root causes. The measures vary from intentionally deadly military force to gaining sympathy of a population ("Winning Hearts and Minds")
- COIN
- counterinsurgency
- counter insurgency
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | counter-insurgency |
Political and military actions by a state to defeat an insurgency or a resistance movement and to address its root causes. The measures vary from intentionally deadly military force to gaining sympathy of a population ("Winning Hearts and Minds") |
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