서강대학교

초록/요약 도움말

International security threats are increasingly defined by intrastate, not interstate, conflicts. In some regions such conflicts have become a permanent feature, similar to military dictatorships and coups detat in the past. Ethnic and territorial conflicts have become common-place events since the end of the Cold War. The disastrous consequences of these conflicts, including humanitarian catastrophes, massive refugee movements, regional destabilization, organized crime, and terrorism have triggered not only political but also increasingly military response by the international community. The main goal of military is no longer exclusively the defeat and elimination of an adversary, but the creation of a safe environment for a comprehensive and inclusive post-conflict political and social order. However, post-conflict areas have become an environment where insurgency naturally has been proliferating, increasing instability and insecurity in already critical regions. Many efforts have been taken by national and international forces in order to defeat insurgents in post-conflict regions; however, most of them have not been successful. The lack of a strategic direction is frequently cited as a primary cause of these failuresbecause national and international forces are failing to adopt the right counterinsurgency (COIN) approach according to the nature of the insurgency, which keeps changing. As the nature of insurgency has changed, a new strategy is needed.