Military Defeat of the Tamil Tigers: From Velvet Glove to Iron Fist

The prevalent wisdom in Counterinsurgency (COIN) theory is that the ‘Iron-Fisted’ approach to defeating insurgencies is counter-productive. The recent success of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces (SLAF) suggests that under the right conditions, a decisive battlefield victory is possible. But will this tran...

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Main Author:	Ong, Weichong
Other Authors:	S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format:	Commentary
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82463 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40050
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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-824632020-11-01T07:13:01Z Military Defeat of the Tamil Tigers: From Velvet Glove to Iron Fist Ong, Weichong S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science The prevalent wisdom in Counterinsurgency (COIN) theory is that the ‘Iron-Fisted’ approach to defeating insurgencies is counter-productive. The recent success of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces (SLAF) suggests that under the right conditions, a decisive battlefield victory is possible. But will this translate into an enduring resolution? 2016-02-23T06:03:24Z 2019-12-06T14:56:09Z 2016-02-23T06:03:24Z 2019-12-06T14:56:09Z 2009 Commentary Ong, W. (2009). Military Defeat of the Tamil Tigers: From Velvet Glove to Iron Fist. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 050). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82463 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40050 en RSIS Commentaries, 050-09 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf
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Military Defeat of the Tamil Tigers: From Velvet Glove to Iron Fist

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