Interorganizational Wargaming as a Tool for Building Collaborative Partnerships and Improving Future Senior Level Civil-Military Relations
Abstract
Interorganizational wargaming can bring together future civilian and military senior leaders and provide them with an opportunity to build collaborative partnerships and gain a greater understanding of each others critical thinking and decision-making processes. Twenty-first century senior level civil-military relations have been characterized by the sometimes-clashing perspectives of subject matter expertise and operational experience. Military and civilian leaders should reject fractious relations at the senior levels as a foregone conclusion but waiting until military officers and USG personnel reach senior leadership positions to build cooperative partnerships is too late. Analytical political-military wargaming could be utilized as an avenue to build interorganizational understanding at the field-grade officer and mid-career levels. This paper provides recommendations for planning and the selection of participants, topics, and location.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 07, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1178146
Entities
People
- Kelly E. Pecotte
Organizations
- Marine Corps University