Improving Capacity for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations

摘要

Stabilization and reconstruction operations will almost certainly constitute an important part of the national security agenda facing the new Obama administration. Stabilization, which refers to efforts to end social, economic, and political upheaval, and reconstruction, which includes efforts to develop or redevelop institutions that foster self-governance, social and economic development, and security, are critical to securing political objectives before, during, or after conflict. Until recently, however, governments and militaries preferred to focus on conventional military operations. Skills and capacities for stabilization and reconstruction were either not fully developed or allowed to atrophy. This book provides an overview of the requirements posed by stabilization and reconstruction operations and recommends ways to improve U.S. capacity for them.