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Counterinsurgency - called "COIN" for short - is a method of warfare defined as "the politico-military techniques developed to neutralize armed rebellion against constituted authority." Over the past few years, a loose but dedicated and expanding band, largely made up of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, has worked to establish counterinsurgency as a core focus for the U.S. military and its civilian partner agencies.

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