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The Changing Role of the Military The Changing Role of the Military in Assistance Strategiesin Assistance Strategies
Dr Stuart GordonDepartment of Defence and International Affairs
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
V.1 Presentation
The views expressed herein are those of the author and not necessarily those of the UK Ministry of Defence
Scope Scope
Framing the Debate: A World of ChangesThe Mainstreaming of ‘CIMIC’ and ‘Civil
Affairs’?The Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT)
and ‘Integrated Missions’ debatesThe Challenges and TrendsQuestions
Framing the debate: A World of Framing the debate: A World of Changes?Changes?
Evolving Humanitarianism The move away from ‘Dunantist’ humanitarianism
Changes in the underlying purpose of interventions and emergence of the coherence agenda:
Purpose Organisational implications
Adaptations within militaries: Bosnia, Somalia, ‘EBO’, ‘Hearts and Minds’ and ‘peace building’
approaches, ‘joined up government’
Contextual changes: The ‘Global War on Terror’ Structural changes in the deployed actors
Mainstreaming of CIMIC and Mainstreaming of CIMIC and Civil Affairs?Civil Affairs?
The ‘apparent’ mainstreaming of ‘CIMIC’ or ‘Civil Affairs’
Organisational changes and doctrinal adaptations:
– African approaches – The Peace building approach.
– Euro-NATO – The Compromise approach. Military ‘strategic’ culture, EBO, ‘Hearts and Minds’
– US – The Securitisation approach. Kagan’s Power thesis, military ‘strategic’ culture, EBO, organisational interests, force protection
– Obstacles: the ‘Lipson’ thesis.
The Debate in Practice: PRT The Debate in Practice: PRT controversies:controversies:
Diversity in approaches between ISAF and OEF but….. Competes with NGOs and duplicates their services but are less
effective and efficient Compromises the NGOs relationships with local populations Their approach is fundamentally at odds with the principles of
humanitarian assistance - politicisation Diversion from primary role of providing secure environment Absence of effective evaluation of contributions and capabilities ‘Best practice’ – principles?
The Debate in Practice: The Debate in Practice: UN UN Integrated Missions:Integrated Missions:
Organisational Unpredictability
Reconciling humanitarian and political action
Technical problems
The Challenges and TrendsThe Challenges and Trends
The ‘unpredictability’ of civilian responses– Capability – Organisational– Inter-departmental– Trends
The ‘unpredictability’ of military responses– Doctrine and definitions– New competences – SSR– Unthinking acceptance of historical baggage – that
nauseating phrase ‘Hearts and Minds’– Trends
