Military Forces in 21st Century Peace Operations No Job for a Soldier [Paperback]

A major new study of the realities of contemporary warfare, which presents a range of fresh insights and is essential reading for all students and professionals engaged in the field.

This book clearly shows us that:

• neither military nor civilian agencies can act effectively alone in resolving modern conflicts
• joint civil-military efforts are needed, and those efforts must be deliberately planned from the outset of an operation; they cannot be added on as afterthoughts when all else has failed
• the record of our efforts over nearly a decade and a half since the end of the Cold War demonstrates that we are doing badly at creating civil-military partnerships, and that we are not getting better.

James V. Arbuckle shows how these issues are neither structural nor organizational - they are cultural. They involve attitudes, beliefs, perceptions  positive and negative, true and false. The solutions will involve changing attitudes, moving beyond prejudices, replacing competition with cooperation. The principal mechanisms for this will be common civil-military training and education.

Part 1:Peace in the Modern World  1. Preface  2. Introduction  3. Towards a Conceptual Framework for Peace Operations  Part 2: Pride and Prejudice: Military Culture and Popular Perceptions  4. Introduction  5. The Role and Influence of Cultures  6. Cohesion and Continuity - The Clangour of Their Shields  7. A Closer Look at Military Organizational Culture  8. Culture and Change: A Barrier or a Window?  9. Civil-Military Cultures in Collision: Festina Lente  10. Unit Rotations  Les Absents se Trompent  11.&nlÃ~