Limitations in the contemporary expeditionary counterinsurgency paradigm (*part one)
Limitations in the contemporary expeditionary counterinsurgency paradigm (*part one)

Summary/Abstract: This article is an in-depth assessment of the limitations of the Western counterinsurgency contemporary discourse based on readings of classical COIN theorists, but also taking into consideration the post 9/11 experience of the current COIN practitioners. The main limitation is focused on the imperative to influence the leadership of the host nation and is related to the dependence of the expeditionary COIN paradigm on a functional, reasonable effective administrative machinery/apparatus in the host nation where the intervention happens. At the same time the political will and interests of the host nation political actors is a key variable for a successful expeditionary COIN campaign. The key question becomes then to what extent are the political interests of the host nation leaders aligned with the ones of the expeditionary actor?

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