1. Setting the scene --; 2. Understanding insurgency and counterinsurgency --; 3. The Australian example: an enduring policy problem --; 4. Defeating the hydra: a strategic approach --; Policy recommendations.
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This paper identifies and describes policy implications of a strategic approach to counterinsurgency, with particular reference to Australias involvement in such conflicts. It focuses on the strategic level of analysis, where national objectives are identified and their achievement is planned through coordination of all the elements of national power.