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Additional authors

1. Mann, Sean
2. Martini, Jeffrey
3. Pézard, Stéphanie
4. United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense, sponsor.
5. Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, researcher.
6. National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.
7. International Security and Defense Policy Center, issuing body.
8. Rand Corporation, publisher.

Description

1. xvii, 127 pages : {u2,021}b illustrations ; {u2,021}c 28 cm.

Summary

1. "The pendulum regarding the level of U.S. military participation in stabilization efforts has swung dramatically since 2001, from a low level of preparation and participation in the early days of the Afghanistan and Iraq operations in 2003, to widespread stabilization activities costing billions of dollars in the ensuing years, to significantly scaled-back forces and resources devoted to stabilization in recent years. To remedy the initial lack of preparation, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued a directive with guidance on stabilization requirements in 2005 and then updated it with more expansive requirements in 2009. This report supports DoD efforts to update this guidance by assessing the accumulated experience of the past 17 years and evaluating the appropriate roles for the U.S. military and its ability to execute them in conjunction with interagency and other key partners. Without stabilization, successful warfighting often does not produce desired political outcomes. Yet warfighters are not the most capable actors for many stabilization tasks. Therefore, the authors recommend shifting DoD guidance on stabilization away from requiring high levels of proficiency in a large number of tasks to emphasizing three key roles for DoD: prioritizing security tasks; providing support to other actors performing stability functions; and performing crosscutting informational, planning, coordination, and physical support roles."--Publisher's description.

Series statement

1. Research report ; ‡v RR-2441-OSD

Uniform title

1. Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-2441-OSD.

Alternative title

1. Department of Defense roles in stabilization

Subject

1. United States
2. Civil-military relations
3. United States > Armed Forces > Stability operations > Evaluation
4. United States > Department of Defense > Planning
5. Peace-building, American > Evaluation
6. Peacekeeping forces, American > Evaluation
7. Planning

Contents

1. Introduction -- Understanding Stabilization -- Stabilization Lessons from Recent Experience -- Current DoD Capacity and Capability for Stabilization -- Rescoping DoD Roles in Stabilization -- Gaps in DoD Capacity and Capability -- Conclusion: Risks, Mitigations, and Recommendations

Call number

1. JFF 18-1274

Note

1. "Prepared for the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Stability and Humanitarian Affairs, Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict"--Title page.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (page 110-127).

Author

1. Robinson, Linda, 1962- author.

Title

1. Finding the right balance : Department of Defense roles in stabilization / by Linda Robinson, Sean Mann, Jeffrey Martini, Stephanie Pezard.

Publisher

1. Santa Monica, CA : ‡b RAND Corporation, ‡c [2018]

Copyright date

1. ©2018

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Research report ; ‡v RR-2441-OSD
2. Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-2441-OSD.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (page 110-127).

Connect to:

1. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2441.html

Added author

1. Mann, Sean, author.
2. Martini, Jeffrey, author.
3. Pézard, Stéphanie, author.
4. United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense, sponsor.
5. Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, researcher.
6. National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.
7. International Security and Defense Policy Center, issuing body.
8. Rand Corporation, publisher.

ISBN

1. 1977400469
2. 9781977400468

Research call number

1. JFF 18-1274