Effective Transition to Military Government in Iraq: Lessons Learned in Austria Applied

Abstract

The desired end state in a post-war Iraq is a free and democratic country. In order to achieve this ambitious goal, the transition from hostilities to occupation will have to be successful. Based on the remarkable similarities between post-WWII Austria and a post-war Iraq, lesson learned form the Austrian occupation are updated and applied to Iraq. Taken with the recommendation on employment, both lessons could go far to ensure a successful transition to military government.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 03, 2003
Accession Number
ADA415989

Entities

People

  • Brendan R. Mclane

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Education
  • Germany
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Local Governments
  • Military Governments
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • New York
  • Newspapers
  • Psychological Operations
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies