Author profile: Simon Pratt

What is the difference between counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism?

Simon Pratt • Dec 21 2010 • Essays

The difference between counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency is simple: counter-terrorism focuses more narrowly on combating the tactics and strategy of terrorism and those who employ it, while counter-insurgency is a broader category of responses to political violence carried out by minority groups, both terroristic and otherwise.

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