stability operations

Irregular Warfare Podcast: From SAR to GFA: The ABCs of Conflict Prevention and Stabilization

Riley.C.Murray — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 02:18:44 +0000

Irregular Warfare Podcast: From SAR to GFA: The ABCs of Conflict Prevention and Stabilization

An interview with Dr. Frances Brown, currently with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Pat Antonietti, the director for stabilization and peacekeeping operations policy in the Office of the Secretary Defense-Policy.

https://mwi.usma.edu/from-sar-to-gfa-the-abcs-of-conflict-prevention-and-stabilization/

This episode examines how the SAR and the GFA have fundamentally reshaped the way the US government conceives and responds to conflict around the world based on lessons learned from places like Afghanistan and Iraq. One of the SAR’s most important contributions when it was released in 2018 was the establishment of a common interagency-wide definition of stabilization. To wit, “a political endeavor to create the conditions where locally legitimate authorities and systems can peaceably manage conflict.” Meanwhile the GFA codified many of the principles articulated in the SAR into law and appropriated specific money to pilot evidence-based approaches to conflict prevention and stabilization. But as our guests argue, the impact of these initiatives is not only felt in terms of how we approach conflict, but also supports other policy priorities like great power competition with China.

Dr. Frances Brown is a senior fellow and codirector of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program. She previously served as director for democracy and fragile states on the White House National Security Council staff and managed stabilization and political transition programs in Afghanistan, the Middle East, and Africa for the US Agency for International Development’s Office of Transition Initiatives.

Pat Antonietti is the director for stabilization and peacekeeping operations policy in the Office of the Secretary Defense-Policy. Previously in OSD-Policy, Antonietti served as director for domestic counterterrorism, director for Middle East policy, and country director for Iraq. He is a retired Army officer, having served in multiple field artillery units in Germany, Kosovo, and Iraq, as well as serving as one of the first political-military planners for Afghanistan on the Joint Chiefs of Staff J5 after 9/11.

Riley.C.Murray Mon, 04/26/2021 - 10:18pm

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Small Wars Preparations in Support of the Joint Operational Environment 2035

SWJED — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 06:49:25 +0000

Small Wars Preparations in Support of the Joint Operational Environment 2035

Preparations for future small wars described in the JOE 2035 must account for stability operations, FHA and peace operations, and counter-insurgency and counterterrorism operations. Viewing these types of small wars as distinctly separate and mutually exclusive is a flawed perspective; the world is an interconnected place and the types of small wars the joint force may encounter in the future will often occur simultaneously and as a result of one another.

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General Zinni's Considerations Revisited (Again)

SWJED — Wed, 09 Jan 2019 05:22:26 +0000

General Zinni's Considerations Revisited (Again)

I first posted this short piece at the Urban Operations Journal on 28 February 2003 and reposted it here at SWJ on 17 December 2007. Here are the considerations, again.

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On the Recommendation to Shut Down the Army's Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute

SWJED — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 15:12:38 +0000

On the Recommendation to Shut Down the Army's Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute SWJED Mon, 01/07/2019 - 10:12am

November 29, 2018 letter from Howard R. Lind, President and Executive Director, International Stability Operations Association, to Secretary of the Army Mark Esper concerning the recent recommendation to shut down the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute. Continue on for the letter.

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Building on Reconstruction: What We Have Learned and Where to Go Next

SWJED — Sat, 18 Feb 2017 02:34:22 +0000

Building on Reconstruction: What We Have Learned and Where to Go Next SWJED Fri, 02/17/2017 - 9:34pm

This paper provides a survey of lessons learned on military roles in stabilization and reconstruction based on experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan and seeks to highlight actions still required.

Afghanistan: Lessons Learned from an ISAF Perspective

Peter J. Munson — Thu, 30 May 2013 07:30:00 +0000

Afghanistan: Lessons Learned from an ISAF Perspective Peter J. Munson Thu, 05/30/2013 - 3:30am

Some of the major “lessons learned” by ISAF while conducting Counterinsurgency and Stability Operations in Afghanistan

Making Intelligence Relevant for the Missions of the 21st Century

Peter J. Munson — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:30:00 +0000

Making Intelligence Relevant for the Missions of the 21st Century Peter J. Munson Wed, 12/19/2012 - 5:30am

Intelligence shortcomings lie in how we share and utilize the information and data we have at our disposal.

Multi-National Corporations and Stability Operations: A New Role?

Peter J. Munson — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:35:00 +0000

Multi-National Corporations and Stability Operations: A New Role? Peter J. Munson Mon, 10/01/2012 - 5:35am

Multi-national corporations--particularly from the extractive sector with long project life cycles, access to capital, and attractive return on investment--could act as a new phase in civil-military operations.

Reconsidering the Operational Approach to Phase IV Stability Operations, Part II

Peter J. Munson — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:44:24 +0000

Reconsidering the Operational Approach to Phase IV Stability Operations, Part II Peter J. Munson Thu, 05/17/2012 - 5:44am

Andrew Attar adds to his March article on the operational approach to stability operations.

Reconsidering the Operational Approach to Phase IV Stability Operations

Peter J. Munson — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:00:10 +0000

Reconsidering the Operational Approach to Phase IV Stability Operations Peter J. Munson Fri, 03/16/2012 - 12:00pm

Andrew Attar considers how operational design can improve success in Phase IV stability operations.