Embracing the Fog of War - Ben Connable

Embracing the Fog of War

By Ben Connable

  • Release Date: 2012-04-06
  • Genre: Politics & Current Events

Description

The unpredictable counterinsurgency environment challenges centralized, quantitative campaign assessment. A comprehensive examination of the centralized, quantitative approach to assessment, as described in the literature and doctrine and applied in two primary case studies (Vietnam and Afghanistan), reveals weaknesses and gaps and proposes an alternative process: contextual assessment.