Ethnic Conflict: Implications for the Army of the Future

Abstract

This study pinpoints specific patterns of ethnic conflict, and cautions that each may confront military planners with unique circumstances and requirements. The ferocity of ethnic violence and its potential for escalation increase the political pressures for U.S. leadership and collective engagement. The U.S. Army has a direct interest in ethnic-based conflicts because land power is the dominant means for intervention through coalition peacekeeping and peace enforcement operations. Political and military strategies must be tailored to fit a broad spectrum of ethnic conflict. Specific Army requirements are discussed, the most important being a thorough understanding of the complex political environments of ethnic conflict before committing U.S. forces. Ethnic conflict, Peacekeeping, Peace-enforcement, Post-cold war world, Third World, Military-technical revolution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 14, 1994
Accession Number
ADA279925

Entities

People

  • Gary L. Guertner
  • William A. Stofft

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Classification
  • Cold War
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Human Rights
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Military Science
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies