A Survey of Selected Peace Operations Doctrines, and the Utility of Current U.S. Army Peace Operations Doctrine.

Abstract

This paper examines the development of selected peace operations doctrines. The concept of peacekeeping was first articulated by United Nations (UN) Secretary General Dag Hammarskkjold and manifests itself in the Nordic model of traditional peacekeeping. From the discussion of Nordic peacekeeping, this paper examines the writings of the current leadership of the United Nations. The UN leadership sought to redefine the use of the military to resolve disputes. In response to the UN's call for changes, the United States and the United Kingdom developed new peace operations doctrine. This paper examines how the newly written British and US doctrine address the range of military missions between peace and war. U.S. doctrine is heavily influenced by the requirement for force protection. This requirement causes U.S. doctrine to be over reliant on the use of force and maintenance of a retaliatory capability. The U.S. military should develop alternative means to resolve a crisis since the use of force could cause escalation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 02, 1995
Accession Number
ADA299382

Entities

People

  • Thomas F. Greco

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Employment
  • Force Protection
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Strategic Security Studies