Improving capacity for stabilization and reconstruction operations / / Nora Bensahel, Olga Oliker, Heather Peterson.

• Superior document: Rand Corporation monograph series
• Author: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.); Bensahel, Nora, 1971-
• TeilnehmendeR: Oliker, Olga.; Peterson, Heather.; National Defense Research Institute (U.S.); United States. Dept. of Defense.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Rand Corporation monograph series.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 81 pages)
• Notes: "Sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense."; "National Defense Research Institute."

U.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.

Table of Contents

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 Capacity

The 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 Reconstruction

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