Rebuilding Armed Forces: Learning from Iraq and Lebanon

Abstract

Since U.S. operations began in Iraq in 2003, the Iraqi armed forces have embarked on a huge transformation. In this groundbreaking monograph, Dr. Florence Gaub focuses on the structural and sociological aspects of rebuilding the Iraqi armed forces, which she observes and comments on through the lens of lessons learned from Lebanon's experience of rebuilding its own armed forces in the late 20th century following civil war. Given Iraq's geopolitical potential, this observation and commentary is especially important. Gaub's objectives in writing this monograph are to learn from past mistakes observed in both Iraq and Lebanon, highlighting possible ways to avoid making such mistakes in the future, and to offer recommendations for improving performance in future post-conflict situations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA543699

Entities

People

  • Florence Gaub

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • New York
  • Societies
  • Students
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History
  • Sociology

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).