Winning the Peace? An Examination into Building an Afghan National Army (ANA) and New Iraqi Army (NIA)

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the development and growth of new military institutions in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Many see the building of national armies in both Afghanistan and Iraq as critical institutions that embrace the national identify of their people within their nation state. Therefore the paper will first address the ANA and NIA in relation to their histories and national characters. Secondly the paper will look at challenges in the formation of the new armies as well as attempt to characterize the individual ethos and value changes required to be successful. Thirdly the paper will examine the two very different Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) processes and their success and failures. Lastly the paper will provide a brief analysis of the means applied towards these armies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 2004
Accession Number
ADA423350

Entities

People

  • Mary A. Baker

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Civil War
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Military Organizations
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Societies
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies