# Insurgency **Entity class:** Political-violence and warfare concept ## Definition **Insurgency** is an organized struggle that uses subversion, political mobilization, irregular warfare, information, and violence to challenge an established authority. Its analysis requires attention to population support, networks, legitimacy, sanctuary, logistics, intelligence, and counterinsurgency. ## Relevance to this collection It connects [[wiki/Terrorism|Terrorism]], [[wiki/Irregular Warfare|Irregular Warfare]], [[wiki/Dark Network|Dark Network]], [[wiki/Peter Warren Singer|Peter Warren Singer]], and [[wiki/Future of War|Future of War]]. ## Relationships - **master collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **intellectual neighborhood:** [[wiki/Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection|Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [U.S. Department of Defense, *Joint Publication 3-24: Counterinsurgency*, April 25, 2018](https://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Doctrine/pubs/jp3_24.pdf). **As of:** 2026-09-23