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Ways to Improve U.S. Stability and Reconstruction Missions Are Outlined
Apr 3, 2009
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Until recently, governments and militaries have preferred to focus attention and resources on conventional military operations rather than stabilization and reconstruction missions. Thus, skills and capacities for the latter set of missions have remained underdeveloped or have been allowed to atrophy. U.S. experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated, however, that improving U.S. capacity for stabilization and reconstruction operations is critical to national security. To help craft a way ahead, the authors provide an overview of the requirements posed by stabilization and reconstruction operations and recommend ways to improve U.S. capacity to meet these needs. Among other findings, the authors suggest that the United States
Chapter One
Why Stabilization and Reconstruction?
Chapter Two
What Do Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations Entail?
Chapter Three
Recent Efforts to Build Capacity
Chapter Four
Conclusions and Recommendations
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