Building Civilian Leadership for Stability and Reconstruction Operations: The Disconnect Between Policy and Funding

Abstract

Due to the complex nature of Stability and Reconstruction operations civilian leadership is preferential to the military. Since the late 1990s successive administrations have attempted to build civilian organizations to lead these operations, but all attempts have been unsuccessful. Ultimately, these attempts have failed because the Congress cannot reconcile the benefits with the startup costs and consequently prioritized appropriations in favor of the military, further starving and crippling civilian capability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 12, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176636

Entities

People

  • Nicholas W. Wagner

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Combat Operations
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Diplomacy
  • Directives
  • Emergency Response
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Inspection
  • National Security
  • Political Science
  • Security
  • Stability Operations

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  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Strategic Security Studies