On the Uses of Cultural Knowledge

Authors

Sheila Miyoshi Jager Dr., Oberlin College

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Description

The author explores the role that cultural knowledge must play in thinking about a new strategy for counterinsurgency. Although the importance of cultural awareness and understanding of adversary societies has been widely recognized as essential to operations and tactics on the battlefield, its significance has been largely ignored in formulating the broader strategic goals of counterinsurgency. The author highlights the importance of culture, and cultural awareness, in formulating a broad strategy for counterinsurgency which also has wide-ranging implication for U.S. foreign policy.

ISBN

1913

Publication Date

11-1-2007

Keywords

Iraq culture

Recommended Citation

Sheila Miyoshi Jager Dr., On the Uses of Cultural Knowledge ( US Army War College Press, 2007),
https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/660