Military Forces in 21st Century Peace Operations

<p>A major new study of the realities of contemporary warfare which presents a range of fresh insights and is essential reading for all students and professionals engaged in the field.</p><p>This book clearly shows us that:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>neither military nor civilian agencies can act effectively alone in resolving modern conflicts</li> <li>joint civil-military efforts are needed and those efforts must be deliberately planned from the outset of an operation; they cannot be added on as afterthoughts when all else has failed</li> <li>the record of our efforts over nearly a decade and a half since the end of the Cold War demonstrates that we are doing badly at creating civil-military partnerships and that we are not getting better.</li> </ul><p>James V. Arbuckle shows how these issues are neither structural nor organizational - they are cultural. They involve attitudes beliefs perceptions – positive and negative true and false. The solutions will involve changing attitudes moving beyond prejudices replacing competition with cooperation. The principal mechanisms for this will be common civil-military training and education.</p>