Organizational Development and Planning in Foreign Assistance and Nation-Building Operations.

Abstract

Foreign Assistance, both military and non-military, is a subject of the highest national and strategic importance to the United States, especially in the post-Vietnam international security setting. This paper, tying Foreign Assistance and Foreign Military Assistance together in terms of US international security objectives in the mid-range and long-range periods, reviews a few highly selected current approaches. It makes recommendations for constructive change, to include increased use of planning, Organizational Development, and the Systems Approach, and it places special emphasis on the possible roles of the US Army in an environment where Foreign Military Assistance and Nation-Building might become the Army's highest-priority operational mission.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 25, 1975
Accession Number
ADA024388

Entities

People

  • Ralph A. Ranald

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Environment
  • International Security
  • Military Assistance
  • Security
  • Systems Approach
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.