The Jenin Initiative: Counterinsurgency by Capacity Building |
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Authors: | Jeannette Greven |
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Institution: | 1. History and Classical Studies, McGill University, Montreal, Canadajeannette.greven@mail.mcgill.ca |
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Abstract: | In late 2008, as negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians faltered, the US directed the Jenin Initiative on the ground in the West Bank. Designed to inspire confidence in Washington’s security-driven ‘West Bank First’ strategy, the Jenin Initiative married economic development to security sector reform under the Palestinian Authority. Drawing on the perspectives of those responsible for implementing the Jenin Initiative, this article reveals how counterinsurgency doctrine transplanted from the ‘war on terror’ shaped US interventions that built capacity in the Palestinian Authority. The Jenin Initiative exposes the extent of US intervention to create an effective apparatus of Palestinian self-policing to enhance – but not replace – that of the Israeli occupation. |
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Keywords: | Israeli-Palestinian conflict counterinsurgency ‘global war on terror’ proxy technical assistance security sector reform |
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