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Strengthening the Partnership
Improving Military Coordination with Relief Agencies and Allies in Humanitarian Operations
Many humanitarian interventions led and supported by the United States gobeyond simple disaster relief and include such difficult tasks as protecting refugees, securing humanitarian aid, and restoring civil order. The U.S. Air Force often plays an important role in such complex contingency operations. This book explores how the military might improve coordination with relief agencies and with European allies in such operations. It examines the dynamics of complex contingency operations, provides an overview of the relief community, delineates barriers to better cooperation, discusses the European contribution, and recommends steps the military might take to improve coordination in future crises. Steps include improving military familiarization with key relief organizations, perhaps appointing a humanitarian advisor, establishing more centers of excellence, and bringing relief organizations into the planning process. The military should encourage information sharing with relief organizations, improve procedures for managing the flow of aid, and leverage European capabilities.
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Pages: 246
ISBN/EAN: 0-8330-2868-5
Contents
Preface PDF
Figures PDF
Tables PDF
Summary PDF
Acknowledgments PDF
Abbreviations PDF
Chapter One:
Introduction PDF
Part ONE: Complex Contingency Operations and the Role of the Military PDF
Chapter Two:
Characteristics of Complex Contingency Operations PDF
Chapter Three:
Frequency of Conflict and Resource PDF
Chapter Four:
Military Tasks in Complex Contingencies PDF
Chapter Five:
Common Constraints on Operations PDF
Part TWO: The Relief Community and the Military PDF
Chapter Six:
Overview of the Relief Community PDF
Chapter Seven:
Advantages to Better Coordination with the Relief Community PDF
Chapter Eight:
Coordination Structures and Their Limits PDF
Chapter Nine:
Barriers to Improved Coordination with Relief Agencies PDF
Part THREE: Working with European Allies PDF
Chapter Ten:
Common Constraints on Operations PDF
Part FOUR: Implications and Recommendations PDF
Chapter Eleven:
A Strategy to Improve Coordination PDF
Appendix A:
U.S. NGOs PDF
Appendix B:
Major International NGOs PDF
Appendix C:
French Experience and Perspectives PDF
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