Formal Mediation and Negotiation Training, Providing Greater Skills for Commanders in Bosnia

Abstract

U.S. Army units have been conducting peace operations in Bosnia since December 1995. There, the environment evolved from being one characterized by peace enforcement operations to one characterized by peacekeeping operations. As part of pre-deployment training and certification requirements, commanders and their units still train for peace operations. However, the training is not optimized for the environment that they will encounter. The Bosnia environment requires battalion and brigade commanders to possess and utilize mediation and negotiation skills. These skills enable consensus and cooperation building among former warring faction (FWF) leaders, other militaries, non governmental organizations (NOOs), and other national and international agencies as they continue to implement the General Framework of Peace (OFAP) in Bosnia. If the U.S. Army followed U.S. policy, joint, and service doctrine, commanders would be better prepared for peace operations in Bosnia.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA375031

Entities

People

  • G. S. Mcconnell

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Army Personnel
  • Central Europe
  • Doctrine
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Professional Development
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.