Targeting the Will of the Insurgent in Order to Manipulate the Breakpoint of an Insurgency
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Authors
Ergenbright, Chuck
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2012-07
Date
2012-07
Publisher
JSOU
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en_US
Abstract
An insurgency is composed of the collective will of its members. An insurgent's will is composed of certain definable variables. These variables are subject to adjustment where a breakpoint is achieved and action ensues. Insurgent breakpoint can be defined as a decision point where action outweighs inaction. This essay argues that through a process of effectively targeting the will of insurgents, their breakpoint can be manipulated. Furthermore, the breakpoint for the insurgency as a whole is merely an aggregate of collective breakpoints reached by the majority of the populace. Therefore, manipulation of the collective breakpoint can be accomplished by applying the same principles. Also explored in this essay is the reciprocal of this equation, where the incumbent state government also reaches its breakpoint.
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Article
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Excerpted from 2012 JSOU and NDIA SO/LIC Division Essays, JSOU Report 12-6 July 2012
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Selected Student Publications
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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11 p.
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Ergenbright, Chuck MAJ, U.S. Army, "Targeting the Will of the Insurgent in order to Manipulate the Breakpoint of an Insurgency," in 2012 Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) and India Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict Division Essays, JSOU Report 12-6 , (MacDill Air Force Base, Florida: JSOU Press, 2012), 27-28.
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