A.A. Cohen

		

				 
  	
		 		

			

	A.A. Cohen is a senior infantry officer in the Canadian Army. He serves in the Reserves and works as a strategic international trade adviser. Cohen fought in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he was awarded the Chief of Defense Staff Commendation for outstanding initiative and motivation, and for his establishment of vital relationships with the local population. He is the author of Galula: The Life and Writings of the French Officer who Defined the Art of Counterinsurgency (Praeger, 2012).

			
		

		

	

	


  

  

  

      


  
  

    

    
  
  
      

      


  

    	  
  

                
The Galula Doctrine: An Interview with Galula's Biographer A.A. Cohen

  

  
  

                
 by Octavian Manea and A.A. Cohen 

  

  
  

                
Posted On January 22, 2013 03:30 AM | Comments(8)

  

  
  

                

	For COIN, a trinity of attributes is needed to complement traditional military acumen: analytical intelligence, openness of mind, and broad culture.


  

	  





  

    	  
  

                
50 Years after Algeria: America’s Endgame in Afghanistan

  

  
  

                
 by A.A. Cohen 

  

  
  

                
Posted On July 5, 2012 12:53 AM | Comments(2)

  

  
  

                

	Fifty years on, the US, once very critical of French objectives in Algeria, would yearn for an analogous conclusion to her own protracted war in Afghanistan.