Synopses & Reviews
The political practice of declaring victory and coming home has provided a false and dangerous domestic impression of great success for U.S. unilateral and multilateral interventions in failing and failed states around the world. The reality of such irresponsibility is that the root causes and the violent consequences of contemporary
intranational conflict are left to smolder and reignite at a later date with the accompanying human and physical waste. This book discusses why it is incumbent on the international community and individual powers involved in dealing with the chaos of the post-Cold War world to understand that such action requires a long-term, holistic, and strategic approach.
The intent of such an approach is to create and establish the proven internal conditions that can lead to a mandated peace and stability—with justice. The key elements that define those conditions at the strategic level include: (1) the physical establishment of order and the rule of law; (2) the isolation of belligerents; (3) the regeneration of the economy; (4) the shaping of political consent; (5) fostering peaceful conflict resolution processes; (6) achieving a complete unity of effort toward stability; and (7) establishment and maintenance of a legitimate civil society. These essential dimensions of contemporary global security and stability requirements comprise a new paradigm that will, hopefully, initiate the process of rethinking both problem and response.
Review
This impressive work should be required reading for scholars and policy makers who wish to understand the new era of warfare. It should also be a primary source of ideas for those diplomats and soldiers who must plan for, fight, or otherwise attempt to manage conflict in this new environment.Douglas Bland Associate Professor and Chair of Defence Management Studies Queens University
Review
...an important contribution to the study of post-cold war security.Comtemporary Security Policy
Review
Operations such as Bosnia and Kosovo are a precursor to those the US military will face in the next 10 years. This book provides insights from some of the foremost experts, both military and nonmilitary, and is a must read for those who will lead our forces into this uncertain future.Lt. General William G. Carter Former U.S. Commander in Bosnia
Synopsis
The political practice of "declaring victory and coming home" has provided a false and dangerous domestic impression of great success for U.S. unilateral and multilateral interventions in failing and failed states around the world. The reality of such irresponsibility is that the root causes and the violent consequences of contemporary intranational conflict are left to smolder and reignite at a later date with the accompanying human and physical waste. This book discusses why it is incumbent on the international community and individual powers involved in dealing with the chaos of the post-Cold War world to understand that such action requires a long-term, holistic, and strategic approach.
About the Author
MAX G. MANWARING is Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Dickinson College, an Adjunct Professor at the U.S. Army Peacekeeping Institute, and a retired U.S. Army colonel. He has served in various civil and military positions, and is the author of numerous books, articles, and reports dealing with national and global security issues.ANTHONY JAMES JOES is Chairman of the International Relations Program at St. Joseph's University. He has served in various civil and military positions, and is the author of numerous books, articles, and reports dealing with national and global security issues.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
A Multiplicity of Threats, A Paucity of Options: The Global Security Environment at the End of the 20th Century by Richard L. Millet
Defense and Offense in Peace and Stability Operations by Max Manwaring and E. G. Corr
The Essential Internal "Defensive" Conditions that Lead to Mandated Peace and Stability with Justice
The Establishment of Order and the Rule of Law: Legitimacy in the Traditional Operations (NTOs) by Thomas K. Adams
Isolating the Belligerents: A Key to Success in the Post-Counterinsurgency Era by Anthony James Joes
Sustaining Life, Relieving Suffering, and Regenerating the Economy by Arthur E. Dewey
Moving from the "Defense" to the Offense
Military Intelligence and the Problem of Legitimacy: Opening the Model by Everett C. Dolman
Beyond Jointness: Civil-Military Cooperation in Achieving the Desired End-State by John T. Fishel
A Grand National Security Strategy for Legitimate Governance and Crises Prevention by Robert M. Herrick
Legitimate Civil Society and Conflict Prevention: Let's Get Serious by Dayton L. Maxwell
Coping with Chaos in the Post-Cold War High Operational and Strategic Security Environments
The Anarchic State vs. the Community of Nations: The Real Cleavage in International Security by Michael J. Dziedzic
America Coping with Chaos at the Strategic Level: Facilitator for Democratic Stability in the Post-Counterinsurgency Era by Joseph N. McBride
Responding to the Failed State: Strategic Triage by Robert H. Dorff
Where To from Here?
Some Final Thoughts by E. G. Corr and Max Manwaring
Bibliography
Index