Reintegration of Those Who Wish Us Harm - Should We?
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to provide operational planners the necessity for conducting reintegration planning at the onset of combat operations. Reintegration of former combatants following armed conflict is necessary to ensure the survival of the newly formed society. This new society will have new leadership, goals, and objectives but without the full accounting of actions taken by both friendly and enemy during the conflict, the society will not succeed. This paper utilizes lessons learned from the American Civil War, World War II, Iraq, and Afghanistan as examples of `what to do' and `what not to do' with respect to reintegration. These lessons learned will benefit operational planners during the development, implementation, and execution of future reintegration policies. This paper explains that failure to include reintegration, in conjunction with the supported government, as a critical component early in operational planning can result in mission failure. Finally, based on lessons learned, this paper outlines four critical points to facilitate future reintegration operations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 04, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA546080
Entities
People
- Jason B. Tussey
Organizations
- Naval War College