Civil-Military Governance: Sustaining Lessons from a Decade of Conflict.

摘要

One of the most significant lessons of the last decade of war is that the United States must optimize its ability to synchronize military and civilian operations and activities in nation building through coordinated civil- military governance assistance. The U.S. military has been required to perform civil-military governance activities in each of our nation's conflicts dating back to the American Revolution. However, the absence of formal training or education in these activities has resulted in a significant deficit in civil- military governance knowledge and skills within the U.S. military in the aftermath of 9/11. The past decade of conflict has 'reset' the U.S. Government's point of reference in this area -- so much so that senior military and civilian leaders now require 'whole-of-government' perspectives when providing guidance for both routine and contingency operations and activities. This SRP examines the U.S. experience in administering civil-military governance and makes recommendations for institutionalizing lessons learned over the past decade of conflict to ensure that critical knowledge, skill sets, and capabilities are sustained for the future.