Paved with Good Intentions: Should the U.S. Military Conduct Operations in West Africa to Support Stability

Abstract

The U.S. Department of Defense conducts stability operations as part of a whole-of-government approach to minimize and eliminate economic and political instability world-wide. Though many of these operations are conducted in post-conflict regions, others are conducted "to the left of boom," during phase 0 shaping operations. Due to the controversy about what causes conflict, there is understandable debate whether DoD-led stability operations can actually increase long-term stability in a region. This paper examines what is known about causes of conflict, and how that can inform DoD-led stability operations and consolidation operations. It then answers the questions if and how the US should conduct operations to support stability in West Africa.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 2018
Accession Number
AD1084116

Entities

People

  • Mary Avriette

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Demography
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Movements
  • United States Africa Command
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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