Insurgency

'The counterinsurgent is tied to his responsibilities and to his past, and for him, facts speak louder than words. He is judged on what he does, not on what he says.' - David Galula

In the opening years of the 21st century, insurgency quickly rose to become one of the epoch-defining challenges faced by many states across the world. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the world's top military power was absorbed in the difficulties of counterinsurgency for close to two decades.

Although the looming spectres of great power competition and 'conventional warfare' currently dominate conversations about the application of military means, the threat posed by insurgents has not dissipated. SDAFA's Insurgency project examines this crucial phenomenon and the approaches taken both by insurgents and counterinsurgents.