![]() ![]() Insurgencies are extremely difficult, messy, and defy the laws of warfare on any conventional level. Insurgency is characterized by the use of low-level, protracted, asymmetric violence to overthrow a political system or force, to a large degree, a fundamental change in the political and economic status quo, through use of complex terrain, psychological warfare, and political mobilization. It is a strategy used by those too weak to engage in conventional military means to affect their military, and ultimately their political, objectives. Insurgency is a strategy generally adopted by groups which cannot attain their political objectives through conventional means or by a quick seizure of power. In so doing this work seeks to advance institutional knowledge on the counterinsurgency relationship dynamic, between peasants and counterinsurgents, as relates to counterinsurgency operations involved in supporting the legitimacy of local governments, the limitation of support for the insurgency, and the elimination of insurgent leadership. ![]() This work attempts to re-conceptualize the peasant factor in counterinsurgency solutions and outcomes relative to influence and impact insurgency and counterinsurgency had in Malaya, Philippines, and Vietnam. Although many studies have been initiated, the role and impact of the peasantry has been largely overlooked. Development of counterinsurgency methods and application has ebbed and flowed in its effectiveness. Insurgency has existed throughout history. What has been less well documented, although an integral and central part of insurgencies and counterinsurgencies is the role that peasant populations played in the emergence, evolution, and ultimate success or failure of either as a strategy. Insurgency and counterinsurgency has become the norm in modern military conflict and has been well documented. Peasant Roles in Insurgency and Counterinsurgency: A Brief Historical Analysis ![]()
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