03679nam 2200649Ia 450 991022013060332120200520144314.01-282-28278-697866122827820-8330-4725-6(CKB)1000000000747877(EBL)435039(OCoLC)318549959(SSID)ssj0000177361(PQKBManifestationID)12072678(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177361(PQKBWorkID)10217788(PQKB)10279988(MiAaPQ)EBC435039(EXLCZ)99100000000074787720090311d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrImproving capacity for stabilization and reconstruction operations /Nora Bensahel, Olga Oliker, Heather PetersonSanta Monica, CA RAND20091 online resource (xxi, 81 pages)Rand Corporation monograph series"Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense.""National Defense Research Institute."0-8330-4698-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-81).Cover; Preface; Contents; Figure and Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Why Stabilization and Reconstruction?; What Are Stabilization and Reconstruction?; Who Conducts Stabilization and Reconstruction Tasks?; The Challenge of Building and Leveraging Capacity; CHAPTER TWO What Do Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations Entail?; Operational Requirements; Defining Capacity Requirements; Developing Capacity; CHAPTER THREE Recent Efforts to Build CapacityThe Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization: Creation, Interagency Direction, and LegislationS/CRS Concepts for Planning and Conducting Operations; Efforts to Develop Civilian Capacity; Remaining Challenges; Conclusion; CHAPTER FOUR Conclusions and Recommendations; Emphasize Civilian Rather Than Military Capacity; Realign NSC, State, and USAID Roles; Fund and Implement the Civilian Stabilization Initiative; Improve Deployable Police Capacity; Improve Management for Stabilization and ReconstructionEnsure Coherent Guidance and Funding for Effectiveness and Sustainability BibliographyU.S. experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated that improving U.S. capacity for stabilization and reconstruction operations is critical to national security. The authors recommend building civilian rather than military capacity, realigning and reforming existing agencies, and funding promising programs. They also suggest improvements to deployable police capacity, crisis-management processes, and guidance and funding.Rand Corporation monograph series.Integrated operations (Military science)United StatesArmed ForcesCivic actionUnited StatesArmed ForcesStability operationsUnited StatesArmed ForcesCivil functionsIntegrated operations (Military science)355.4Bensahel Nora1971-924075Oliker Olga905754Peterson Heather1237597National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)United States.Dept. of Defense.Office of the Secretary of Defense.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220130603321Improving capacity for stabilization and reconstruction operations2872822UNINA