The British Approach To Counterinsurgency From Malaya And Northern Ireland To Iraq And Afghanistan

Britain's 'hearts and minds' approach to counterinsurgency was credited with rare successes against insurgencies in Malaya (1948-60) and Northern Ireland (1969-2007). The army's approach to peacekeeping in Yugoslavia during the nineties was also deemed effective. The British military's less coercive approach to counterinsurgancy influenced the development of US counterinsurgency thinking on Iraq and Afghanistan.