Peace Operations: The Least Underground Mission - A Challenge for the New Millennium

Abstract

It is somewhat paradoxical that as the only remaining superpower in the world, the US military has found itself busier than ever. With the implementation of a national security policy of engagement and enlargement there has been a corresponding and unprecedented proliferation of the use of the US military for operations other than war. These operations are inherently ambiguous and complex. They are, in fact, the least understood mission for the military for the new millennium. The purpose of this paper, is twofold. First, to review the impetus of the military's proliferated use of these missions - our current national security policy on peace operations. Second, to critically analyze the complexities and challenges associated with the military's ability to support peace operations by (1) defining the various types of peace operations the military may find itself involved, (2) identifying the unique principles associated with mission success, and (3) addressing the unique training requirements needed for successful execution of these complex missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 12, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363821

Entities

People

  • Bryan K. Stephens

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems

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  • Agreements
  • Department Of State
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Students
  • Training
  • United Nations
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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