Decisions in Operations Other Than War: The United States Intervention in Somalia

Abstract

This study investigates the policy decision of whether or not to disarm the various Somali clan factions during Operation Restore Hope (December 1992 - May 1993). With reference to the Command and General Staff College supplement to the model of analyzing a crisis situation found in FM 100-20, the situation in Somalia in late 1992 is examined in terms U.S. interests in the region, as well as the nature of Somali society (in terms of historical, economic, political and social aspects). Based upon an examination of those factors, the situation in Somalia is evaluated using the feasibility, suitability and acceptability criteria to determine if a policy decision of disarming the Somali clan factions would have been an appropriate U.S. response to the crisis. Somalia, Operation restore hope, Unified Task Force, UNITAF united Nations Operations in Somalia, UNOSOM

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 03, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284669

Entities

People

  • Vance J. Nannini

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of State
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geography
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Systems Analysis and Design
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