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Introduction : Task Force 714 and the Iraq War -- Adapting Intelligence for Twenty-First-Century Irregular Warfare -- From Hierarchy to Networks : The Empowerment of Armed Groups -- Transforming Intelligence Collection for Irregular War -- Transforming Intelligence Analysis for Irregular War -- Transforming Covert Paramilitary Operations for Irregular War -- Task Force 714 and the Sources of Transformation -- Epilogue : More Irregular War and the Challenge of Revisionist State Powers.

Introduction to the paperback edition: A new way forward -- War after the Cold War -- Assessing enemies -- Tribes and clans -- Somalia : death, disorder, and destruction -- Chechnya : Russia's bloody quagmire -- Afghanistan : a superpower conundrum -- Iraq : from dictatorship to democracy? -- When soldiers fight warriors : lessons learned for policymakers, military planners, and intelligence analysts

The term "low-intensity conflict" (LIC) first appeared in the lexicon of the U.S. national security community in the latter half of the 1970s. During the 1980s, the Reagan administration and the Congress undertook several initiatives to prepare the United States to respond to various LIC challenges. Following a brief commentary on these developments, the author addresses three interrelated subjects. First, the conceptual debate surrounding LIC and its relationship to the American approach to strategy is examined. Second, the primary kinds of LIC that will occur in the 1990s are described. Finally, the implications and requirements for U.S. national security policy are outlined.

THE TERM "LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT" (LIC) FIRST APPEARED IN THE LEXICON OF THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY COMMUNITY IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE 1970'S. DURING THE 1980'S, THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION AND THE CONGRESS UNDERTOOK SEVERAL INITIATIVES TO PREPARE THE UNITED STATES TO RESPOND TO VARIOUS TYPES OF LIC. FOLLOWING A BRIEF COMMENTARY ON THESE DEVELOPMENTS, THE AUTHOR ADDRESSES THREE INTERRELATED SUBJECTS: (1) THE CONCEPTUAL DEBATE SURROUNDING LIC AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE AMERICAN APPROACH TO STRATEGY; (2) THE TYPES OF LIC THAT ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE 1990'S; AND (3) THE IMPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY.