Stabilization and Post-Conflict Operations: The Role of the Military

Abstract

The military invariably conducts conflict and post-conflict operations with other agencies. These agencies must be prepared and resourced for their participation, including transition from or to serving as lead-agency for the operation. The Department of Defense (DoD) needs to define war or conflict more broadly, and incorporate other agencies, especially Department of State (DoS), into its planning and execution phases much earlier and more completely than is now the practice. The military's changing role requires it to better understand world cultures where it operates and the organizational cultures of agencies with whom it works. The DoS has begun the organizational change necessary to become an equal operational partner with the military, but remains inadequately funded. The United States clearly recognizes the need for international peacekeeping partners; its difficulty is to determine the appropriate role for those collaborators, to determine needs for assistance to become better partners, and to effectively manage that assistance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 17, 2004
Accession Number
ADA430615

Entities

People

  • Dallas Owens

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Relations
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • Security
  • Stability Operations
  • Training
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design