A Crisis of Strategy the United States Military and Non-Governmental Organizations

Abstract

The more we learn as a military about maximizing our effectiveness in complex contingency operations the more it becomes clear that we need strategic level doctrine to deal with the non military elements on the battlefield. Tactically and operationally we have in place sound practices and procedures. Things like CMOCs and HACs and the role of the Civil Affairs officer are already in place and working. What is needed now is the linkage to the strategic level, a system to integrate and plan NGO/PVO involvement at the national level, in the Pentagon and at the CINC staffs before conflict begins. This paper specifically addresses an approach to better integrating, at the strategic level, the NOO/PVO elements of any future operation whether it be a complex contingency like peacekeeping or actual conventional war. The strategic impact of the NGO/PVO on the battlefield will be shown by glancing at recent operations and an ends ways and means analysis for implementing a national strategy will be proposed. This is a matter of strategic importance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 02, 1998
Accession Number
ADA342699

Entities

People

  • Stephen R. Layfield

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civic Action
  • Civil Affairs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Commanders
  • Military Exercises
  • Military Operations
  • Military Planning
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Task Forces
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.