Bibliography Category: Operations Other Than War

Power, Samantha. A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 2002. This book asks and attempts to answer the question: Why do American leaders who vow “never again” repeatedly fail to stop genocide? The author draws upon exclusive interviews with Washington’s top policy makers, access to newly […]

Pillai, Chad M. 2009. Tal Afar and Ar Ramadi: Grass Roots Reconstruction. Military Review 89, no. 2 (March/April): 33-39. http://usacac.army.mil/CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_20090430_art007.pdf (accessed 2 August 2011). This article highlights tactical concepts for Iraq reconstruction developed and applied in Tal Afar and Ar Ramadi. The author asserts that if successfully sustained these efforts could lead to a stable […]

Phillips, Ann L. Mozambique: A Chance for Peace. in Karen Gutteri’s Complex Operations Case Studies Series Vol. 10. Washington, DC: Center for Complex Operations, National Defense University, 2010. http://www.nps.edu/Academics/AcademicGroups/GPPAG/Docs/PDF/Research%20and%20Publications/10_TN_Mozambique.pdf (accessed 19 December 2011). This case study examines the 16-year civil war in Mozambique and United Nations efforts to support peace operations.

Perito, Robert M. Guide for Participants in Peace, Stability, and Relief Operations. Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace, 2007. http://bookstore.usip.org/books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=146833 (accessed 30 April 2012). This guide provides short scenarios of typical international involvement in peace missions, natural disasters, and stability operations, as well as an introduction to the organizations that will be present when […]

Peck, Eric and Lynndee Kemmet. 2011. Kansas National Guard Agribusiness Development in Afghanistan. InterAgency Journal Vol. 2, no. 1 (Winter): 38-44. http://thesimonscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/IAJ-2-1-pg38-44.pdf (accessed 21 July 2011). This article examines the reconstruction role of the Kansas National Guard Agribusiness Development team in Afghanistan.

Pazos, Rafael F. “Pete.” Stability and Reconstruction Operations Planning: Embrace Before Pursuing the Interagency. Monograph, School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2006. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll3/id/748 (accessed 12 August 2011). This monograph examines stability and reconstruction operations in Iraq and the apparent lack of interagency cooperation. The author argues that the lack of cooperation was only […]

Patterson, Rebecca. Revisiting a School of Military Government: How Reanimating a World War II-Era Institution Could Professionalize Military Nation Building. Kansas City, MO: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 2011. http://www.kauffman.org/uploadedFiles/EE%20Revisiting%20report-final_withphotos.pdf (accessed 26 July 2011). This paper details the U.S. Army−established School of Military Government and its related Civil Affairs Training Program that prepared forces for occupational […]

Parin, Matthew W. 2010. Stabilization Operations Beyond Government: Joint Venture Public-Private Partnerships in Iraq and Afghanistan. Prism Vol. 1, no. 4 (September): 113-126. http://www.ndu.edu/press/lib/images/prism1-4/Prism_113-126_Parin.pdf (accessed 21 July 2011). This article examines long term stability and discusses the shift from “winning the war” to “winning the peace.” The author discusses the whole-of-government approach that is necessary […]

Panasiuk, Nick M. Pre-Conflict Peace Building as a Mission for USACE. Strategy Research Project, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA, 2009. http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA499270&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf (accessed 6 October 2011). This paper examines the history, organization, and missions of the United States Army Corps or Engineers (USACE); provides an assessment of the current and future strategic environments; […]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. Limited Interagency Coordination and Insufficient Controls over U.S. Funds in Afghanistan Hamper U.S. Efforts to Develop the Afghan Financial Sector and Safeguard U.S. Cash. Arlington, VA: SIGAR, 2011. http://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=682452 (accessed 27 September 2011). This report examines the weaknesses and shortcomings of U.S. efforts to develop the […]