Amnesty Reconciliation and Reintegration

<p>Few insurgencies are resolved by military means alone. Insurgents by definition pursue political ends and resolve to accomplish those objectives by means of violence. Today the United States and her Allies are engaged in two distinct Counterinsurgency (COIN) Operations Iraq and Afghanistan. In the case of Iraq US forces are in the process of handing over the remaining responsibility for nationwide security and stability to the Iraqi government. Afghanistan presently does not offer such hope. This paper explores the construct of Amnesty Reconciliation and Reintegration (AR2) through case studies of three conflicts in Peru Algeria and Iraq. Each case study examines the roots of conflict the conduct of the conflict by insurgents and counterinsurgents alike and draws inference from the methods of AR2 used to bring about the termination of conflict. The study concludes with Amnesty Reconciliation and Reintegration is neither a process nor a prescription for peace and stability. There are no formulae that can be applied to a conflict that can resolve it but AR2 does offer what the application of violence rarely can; the beginnings of a solution.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>