Stability Operations in Somalia 1992-1993: A Case Study

Abstract

Operation RESTORE HOPE, a U.S.-led peace enforcement operation conducted in Somalia under United Nations (U.N.) auspices from December 1992 to May 1993, offers many lessons that are applicable to a range of possible challenges in the future. Unlike peacekeeping operations, which rely on the consent and good will of the parties to a dispute, peace enforcement operations involve the show or use of military force in an armed conflict to separate combatants and create, maintain, or reinstate a cease-fire. The Joint Force conducts these operations with limited or no consent by the warring parties. Peace enforcement operations are inherently joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational in nature. They require close cooperation with nongovernmental organizations and the civil society of the host nation. Peace enforcement is complex and one of the most difficult and challenging missions. It warrants heightened study by national security professionals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1014175

Entities

People

  • Glenn M . Harned

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil War
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • United States Central Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies