Quantifying Human Terrain

by Naval Postgraduate School

Operational commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan have identified a socio-cultural capabilities gap. Historically, when faced with a non-Western adversary, knowledge of the adversary's asymmetric socio-cultural values has been a key component in achieving conflict resolution. As such, a number of organizations within the U.S. government and civilian sector have undertaken initiatives to quantify what has been termed human terrain. Multiple theories,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511557001
• ISBN13: 9781511557009
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"