Integrating Civilian and Military Activities.

The article focuses on the incorporation of civilian and military activities. It mentions that counterinsurgency (COIN) can be considered successful if the needs of the contested populations were addressed while defending people from insurgents. It states that COIN is the most complex and demanding type of warfare wherein the role of military forces is extensive. It adds that COIN is also consists of nonmilitary participants like nongovernmental organizations (NGO) and United Nations (UN).