Quote Originally Posted by William F. Owen View Post
In addition add that someone might want to challenge the idea that COIN is complex or that there is such a thing as a "complex" environment. It seem to be a limiting belief rather than a true or useful insight.
My understanding is that defining an environment as complex goes hand in hand with it requiring a comprehensive ie whole of government/inter-agency approach in its management.

COIN in my view definitely fits in the slot of requiring civilian and military agencies to address interconnected political, social, security and economic issues. I'll therefore be defining insurgencies as complex, necessitating a comprehensive approach, and therefore covered under my research.