Effective Civil-Military Interaction in Peace Operations Theory and
This book contains unique, firsthand experiences of both the military and civilian actors involved in civil-military interaction processes. It presents lessons learned from a variety of situations, from both NATO-led operations and UN Integrated Missions,
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fective Civil-Military Interaction in Peace Operations Theory and Practice
Effective Civil-Military Interaction in Peace Operations
Gerard Lucius • Sebastiaan Rietjens Editors
Effective Civil-Military Interaction in Peace Operations Theory and Practice
Editors Gerard Lucius Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Hague, The Netherlands
Sebastiaan Rietjens Netherlands Defense Academy Breda, The Netherlands
1 (NL) Civil and Military Interaction Command Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
ISBN 978-3-319-26804-0 ISBN 978-3-319-26806-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-26806-4
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Foreword by James G. Stavridis
Civil-military interaction is a crucial factor for today’s missions to succeed as so many of them take place in highly complex environments that are characterized by insecurity, weak governance structures and the most dire socio-economic circumstances. Afghanistan, Colombia, the Balkans, Syria, Iraq, Libya and Rwanda are all examples of such difficult operating environments. In most mission areas, a multitude of different actors present themselves. These actors are military as well as civilian, international as well as local and public as well as private. Interaction between these actors is simply inevitable, but is not without its challenges. During my long military career, I have witnessed a growing recognition of the importance of civil-military interaction. I saw this first in Haiti and the Balkans in the early 1990s, where no simple military solution could possibly solve the myriad of challenges. It was further reinforced during deployments to the Middle East, especially in the Arabian Gulf during the mid-1990s, and especially in Latin America and the Caribbean in the m
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