as in counterrevolution
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That footprint had reduced significantly by 2019 after American and allied counterinsurgency operations in the region.
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Chris Boccia, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024
This is especially likely if the Malian army seeks to continue to expand the counterinsurgency mission.
—Christopher Michael Faulkner, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
The use of counterinsurgency techniques, developed by military forces to manage colonized populations, became a staple in American policing, particularly in managing protests and civil unrest.
—Philip V. McHarris, TIME, 30 July 2024
Trump was determined to avoid new wars and endless counterinsurgency operations, and his presidency was the first since that of Jimmy Carter in which the United States did not enter a new war or expand an existing conflict.
—Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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Chris Boccia, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2024
This is especially likely if the Malian army seeks to continue to expand the counterinsurgency mission.
—Christopher Michael Faulkner, The Conversation, 9 Aug. 2024
The use of counterinsurgency techniques, developed by military forces to manage colonized populations, became a staple in American policing, particularly in managing protests and civil unrest.
—Philip V. McHarris, TIME, 30 July 2024
Trump was determined to avoid new wars and endless counterinsurgency operations, and his presidency was the first since that of Jimmy Carter in which the United States did not enter a new war or expand an existing conflict.
—Robert C. O’Brien, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
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“Counterinsurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterinsurgency. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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