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13. Threat Form (C 2.9.2). (Types of potential aggression.) For US and
coalition forces countering an insurgency or terrorist movement, threat form
is unconventional or terrorist with potential access to nuclear, chemical,
biological, and radiological weapons. For US and coalition forces conducting
or supporting an insurgency, threat form is conventional military,
paramilitary, police, and other internal security forces.
14. Breadth of Conflict (C 2.10.2). (Scope and breadth of conflict area.)
Multi-theater or global, involving more than 40 countries.
15. Interdepartmental/Interagency Relationship (C 3.1.1.3). (The extent
to which the Executive Branch of government and other agencies work
together toward articulated goals.) Partially cooperative. OGAs may be
willing but unable to cooperate.
16. Culture (C 3.2). (Those aspects of a people that relate to their language,
history, customs, economics, religion, and character.) Non-western.
17. Language (C 3.2.1). (The spoken and written means of communication.)
Other. Great percentage of indigenous population is unlikely to speak
English.
18. Customs Adjustment (C 3.2.2). (Customs within a nation or an area that
may require accommodation.) Significant.
19. Societal Openness (C 3.2.2.1). (The degree to which the population of a
nation or an area is open to the presence of people from different nations or
cultural backgrounds.) Limited (very hard to penetrate).
20. Religious Beliefs (C 3.2.3). (Strength of adherence to religion, the impact
on behavior, and the degree of domination over the life of a nation.) Strong.
21. Cultural Unity (C 3.2.5). (The extent to which a country is free from
serious ethnic, cultural, and language divisions.) Low (serious cultural
divisions are causing internal conflict).
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