+**Counterinsurgency** (COIN) is a combined military and political approach designed to defeat an [Insurgency](/wiki/insurgency). It seeks to protect the population and gain their trust, often involving both hard power and soft power tactics within a comprehensive [Strategy](/wiki/strategy) to undermine rebel influence.
+## See also
+- [Guerrilla Warfare](/wiki/guerrilla_warfare)
+- [Asymmetric Warfare](/wiki/asymmetric_warfare)
+- [Stability Operations](/wiki/stability_operations)