Yet another frontier, then, for the ascendant theories of American counterinsurgency doctrine.

That is no small concern since the United States' counterinsurgency doctrine emphasizes the importance of winning the trust and support of the local population.

"We needed to update the counterinsurgency doctrine," General Wallace said in an interview in late summer, as the document's authors were putting on the finishing touches.

American strategy until now has been rooted mainly in counterinsurgency doctrine.

It's at the heart of Petraeus's counterinsurgency doctrine.

For these operations, Portugal developed its own counterinsurgency doctrine.

Sure, things we can do better, but we're applying counterinsurgency doctrine to the situation in Iraq, and doing it fairly well.

Taking a different view, other officers have argued for sending more troops while stepping up economic efforts, the better to apply the military's new counterinsurgency doctrine.

Already, one precept that has emerged is the notion, prominent in counterinsurgency doctrine, that the Afghan population is the "center of gravity" in the war.

At RAND Schwarz wrote a widely cited and highly critical assessment of American counterinsurgency doctrine and practice.