Swift Trust in Hastily Formed Networks

Abstract

Social, cultural and organizational differences between U.S. military forces (USMs), multinational forces (MNFs), other U,S. and foreign government agencies (OGAs) and non- government organizations (NGOs) make interactions between members of these organizations engaged in stability, security, transition and reconstruction operations (SSTR) less effective. There is a wide diversity of organizations and cultures among the community engaged in SSTR. The organizations typically include USMs, MNFs, other OGAs and NGOs. The events of 911, the Indonesian Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina each revealed fundamental problems with communication, coordination and collaboration between first responders from different organizations, be they military units from different services, different levels of government, nonprofit aid organizations or other agencies. These problems are intensified during post combat SSTR operations conducted in the midst of insurgency, terrorism, and criminality.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA484211

Entities

People

  • Roxanne Zolin

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Basic Programming Language
  • Business Administration
  • Civil Engineering
  • Commerce
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • First Responders
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Marketing
  • Military Acquisition
  • Small Business
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Teamwork
  • Training

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.