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The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have generated intense interest in counterinsurgency within the U.S. armed forces, the intelligence community, the State Department, and the Department of Defense. However, subversion-a critical part of the repertoire of many insurgent groups-remains a neglected subject. This paper presents a set of case studies to explore the elements of subversion in-depth. It discusses preliminary ideas for combating subversive activities in the context of the "long war" against violent Islamist extremism and concludes with a discussion of how American support for count

Counterinsurgency. --- Insurgency. --- Subversive activities. --- Insurgency --- Subversive activities --- Counterinsurgency --- Political Science --- Military & Naval Science --- Law, Politics & Government --- Military Science - General --- Political Theory of the State --- Fifth column --- Security offenses --- Unconventional warfare --- Counterguerrilla warfare --- Insurgent attacks --- Rebellions --- Sovereignty, Violation of --- Internal security --- Political crimes and offenses --- Guerrilla warfare --- Civil war --- Revolutions --- Government, Resistance to