counterinsurgency
noun
coun·ter·in·sur·gen·cy
ˌkau̇n-tər-in-ˈsər-jən(t)-sē 
: organized military activity designed to combat insurgency
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The military has launched a counterinsurgency.
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In Maryland and Washington, D.C., the ongoing liberalization of sports-betting law is confronting a counterinsurgency.
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David B. McGarry, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2025
Because civil wars and counterinsurgency operations are fought in and among populations, civilians bear the brunt of the harm from these wars, not only by being caught up in deliberate sectarian violence or crossfire but also because they are forced to flee their homes.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
After that, Commander Reyes can dispatch to Fort Bragg to train our Green Berets on counterinsurgency warfare.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Trump’s first term thus saw sustained, sometimes humiliating pressure on allies to raise defense spending, along with efforts to pivot the Pentagon away from counterterrorism and counterinsurgency and toward great-power threats.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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David B. McGarry, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2025
Because civil wars and counterinsurgency operations are fought in and among populations, civilians bear the brunt of the harm from these wars, not only by being caught up in deliberate sectarian violence or crossfire but also because they are forced to flee their homes.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025
After that, Commander Reyes can dispatch to Fort Bragg to train our Green Berets on counterinsurgency warfare.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Trump’s first term thus saw sustained, sometimes humiliating pressure on allies to raise defense spending, along with efforts to pivot the Pentagon away from counterterrorism and counterinsurgency and toward great-power threats.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Counterinsurgency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterinsurgency. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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