Integrating civilian agencies in stability operations / Thomas S. Szayna [and others].

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TextSeries: Rand Corporation monograph seriesPublication details: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xxxii, 167 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780833048950
0833048953
9786612398551
6612398558
1282398555
9781282398559

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Integrating civilian agencies in stability operations.DDC classification:

355.4 22

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UH723 .I57 2009eb

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Contents:

Ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. Identifying the key agencies: the top-down approach -- ch. 3. Identifying the key agencies: the bottom-up approach -- ch. 4. Problems of civilian agency participation in SSTR operations -- ch. 5. Building interagency collaborative networks -- ch. 6. Options for more effective civilian agency participation in SSTR operations.

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE -- Introduction; CHAPTER 2 -- Identifying the Key Agencies: The Top-Down Approach; CHAPTER 3 -- Identifying the Key Agencies: The Bottom-Up Approach; CHAPTER 4 -- Problems of Civilian Agency Participation in SSTR Operations; CHAPTER 5 -- Building Interagency Collaborative Networks; CHAPTER 6 -- Options for More Effective Civilian AgencyParticipation in SSTR Operations; APPENDIX -- Additional Materials; Bibliography; APPENDIX A -- Inputs, Outputs, and Outcomes of PRT Capabilities.

Summary: RAND Arroyo Center examined the question of how the Army can help make key civilian agencies more capable partners in the planning and execution of stability, security, transition, and reconstruction (SSTR) operations. The authors identify the primary and secondary civilian agencies that should be involved in strategic-level planning and implementation of SSTR operations. Then, relying on available information on Provincial Reconstruction Teams and using a variety of federal databases, the authors identify the skill sets needed for the envisioned Field Advance Civilian Teams and where these skills reside in the federal government. The authors then assess the capacity of the main civilian agencies to participate in SSTR operations and analyze the recurring structural problems that have plagued their attempts to do so. The authors suggest a series of options that are worth considering in order to improve the current situation. Even without much action at the national level, the Army can still improve the situation by improving Army Civil Affairs and by executing a well-thought-out strategy of liaison officers assigned to the civilian agencies most important for SSTR operations.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-167).

RAND Arroyo Center examined the question of how the Army can help make key civilian agencies more capable partners in the planning and execution of stability, security, transition, and reconstruction (SSTR) operations. The authors identify the primary and secondary civilian agencies that should be involved in strategic-level planning and implementation of SSTR operations. Then, relying on available information on Provincial Reconstruction Teams and using a variety of federal databases, the authors identify the skill sets needed for the envisioned Field Advance Civilian Teams and where these skills reside in the federal government. The authors then assess the capacity of the main civilian agencies to participate in SSTR operations and analyze the recurring structural problems that have plagued their attempts to do so. The authors suggest a series of options that are worth considering in order to improve the current situation. Even without much action at the national level, the Army can still improve the situation by improving Army Civil Affairs and by executing a well-thought-out strategy of liaison officers assigned to the civilian agencies most important for SSTR operations.