Nation Assistance. A Misunderstood Mission.

Abstract

This paper explores nation assistance and concludes that the United States, regard-of the increased attention to LIC, cannot effectively conduct this mission because it lacks a coherent, integrated policy, an all encompassing military doctrine, and an effective force structure for execution. Efforts at the national level are ineffective because there is no over arching policy nor mechanism which links the instruments of national power. Military doctrine attempts to force fit LIC and nation assistance into AirLand Battle and AirLand Operations with the result being an inordinate emphasis on combat operations. Given this Doctrine, forces are raised and trained which are not suited for nation assistance. Some recommendations for change are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 1991
Accession Number
ADA240519

Entities

People

  • Robin R. Cababa

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Doctrine
  • Governments
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Recognition
  • Terrorism
  • Unconventional Warfare
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.