Civil-Military Cooperation in Post-Conflict Operations

<p>Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) is the relationship between militaries and humanitarians. Largely conducted in post-conflict environments CIMIC has become a key characteristic of military operations in the twenty-first century. However the field is mostly understood through stereotype rather than clear comprehensive analysis. The range and scope of activities which fall under the wider rubric of CIMIC is huge as are the number of differing approaches across situations and national armed forces.</p> <p>This book demonstrates the wide variety of national approaches to CIMIC activities introducing some theoretical and ethical considerations into a field that has largely been bereft of this type of debate. Containing several case studies of recent CIMIC (in the Balkans Afghanistan and Iraq) along with theoretical analyses it will assist scholars practitioners and decision-makers become more aware of the 'state of the art' in this field.</p> <p><em>Civil-Military Cooperation in Post-Conflict Operations</em> will be of much interest to all students of military studies humanitarian operations peace operations and security studies in general.</p>