Counter-Insurgency Theory & Tactics
Teoría y Tácticas de Contrainsurgencia
About This Course
Advanced strategic and operational COIN approaches for security professionals. Covers insurgent organizational theory, population-centric operations, intelligence-driven targeting, and civil-military coordination with case studies from Colombia, Peru, Mexico, and global theaters.
Learning Objectives
- 1Analyze insurgent organizational structures, recruitment, and operational methods
- 2Apply population-centric COIN doctrine to real-world operational scenarios
- 3Develop intelligence-driven targeting strategies for insurgent networks
- 4Coordinate civil-military operations in complex threat environments
- 5Evaluate historical COIN campaigns for lessons learned and strategic application
- 6Design information operations to counter insurgent narratives
- 7Implement governance and development programs as COIN instruments
- 8Assess the narco-insurgency hybrid model prevalent in Latin America
Course Modules
Key Takeaways
Insurgency is fundamentally political — military force alone cannot defeat it
Population protection precedes population support — security enables cooperation
Human intelligence from population sources is the foundation of effective COIN
Successful counter-insurgency requires years of sustained effort and adaptation
Who This Course Is For
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Certificate
Included with Counter-Terrorism Specialist (ESI-CTAS) package