DOCTRINALLY ACCOUNTING FOR HOST NATION SOVEREIGNTY DURING U.S. COUNTERINSURGENCY SECURITY OPERATIONS.

The article discusses American national security strategy, host nation sovereignty, and U.S. counterinsurgency security operations as of June 2012. An assessment of U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) security priorities is provided, including information on America's preparations in terms of combat non-state threats, the promotion of democracy on a global scale, and resource-intensive counterinsurgency efforts which are designed to result in regime changes. The U.S. Army's Field Manual (FM) 3-24 on counterinsurgency is also mentioned.