Counterinsurgency

"NATO doctrine defines counterinsurgency as comprehensive civilian and military efforts made to defeat an insurgency and to address any core grievances. Insurgents seek to compel or coerce political change on those in power, often through the use or threat of force by irregular forces, groups, or individuals.

Counterinsurgents must not only develop short-term solutions to provide security for the targeted population and change disruptive behaviours, they must also determine the sources of the unrest and dissatisfaction fuelling the insurgency. Counterinsurgents conduct longterm operations to eliminate those sources of unrest. This may require improving governance, developing the economy, or restoring essential services. These tasks require the participation of relevant civilian agencies, both indigenous and international."

Source: https://www.nato.int/content/dam/nato/webready/documents/deep/deep-counter-insurg-curr-en.pdf