Strengthening the Partnership
Improving Military Coordination with Relief Agencies and Allies in Humanitarian Operations
Download
Download eBook for Free
| Format | File Size | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| PDF file | 0.5 MB | Use Adobe Acrobat Reader version 10 or higher for the best experience. |
Purchase
Purchase Print Copy
| Format | List Price | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add to Cart | Paperback262 pages | $30.00 | $24.00 20% Web Discount |
Many humanitarian interventions led and supported by the United States go beyond 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.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Introduction
Part One
Complex Contingency Operations and the Role of the Military
Chapter Two
Characteristics of Complex Contingency Operations
Chapter Three
Frequency of Conflict and Resource
Chapter Four
Military Tasks in Complex Contingencies
Chapter Five
Common Constraints on Operations
Part Two
The Relief Community and the Military
Chapter Six
Overview of the Relief Community
Chapter Seven
Advantages to Better Coordination with the Relief Community
Chapter Eight
Coordination Structures and Their Limits
Chapter Nine
Barriers to Improved Coordination with Relief Agencies
Part Three
Working with European Allies
Chapter Ten
Common Constraints on Operations
Part Four
Implications and Recommendations
Chapter Eleven
A Strategy to Improve Coordination
Appendix A
U.S. NGOs
Appendix B
Major International NGOs
Appendix C
French Experience and Perspectives
Research conducted by
The research described in this report was performed under the auspices of RAND's Project AIR FORCE division.
This report is part of the RAND Corporation Monograph report series. The monograph/report was a product of the RAND Corporation from 1993 to 2003. RAND monograph/reports presented major research findings that addressed the challenges facing the public and private sectors. They included executive summaries, technical documentation, and synthesis pieces.
This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited; linking directly to this product page is encouraged. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial purposes. For information on reprint and reuse permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions.
The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.