Bibliography Category: Operations Other Than War

Medina, Elizabeth Ann. Operationalizing the Interagency Coordination Mechanisms between State and Department of Defense for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations. Master’s Thesis, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2006. http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll2/id/734/rec/21 (accessed 16 June 2011). This thesis examines whether coordination between S/CRS and DoD provide a new U.S. government capability to translate policy into stabilization […]

Medina, Elizabeth Ann. Integrated Planning for Unified Action in Phase Zero. Monograph, School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, 2007. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll3/id/1229 (accessed 12 August 2011). This paper uses the Capabilities Based Assessment (CBA) process to evaluate the DoD capability for integrated Phase Zero planning in four simplified steps: identify the military problem, determine the current […]

McCreedy, Kenneth O. Waging Peace: Operations Eclipse I and II – Some Implications for Future Operations. Strategy Research Project, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA, 2004. http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA423621&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf (accessed 18 October 2011). This study argues that postwar operations are complex civil-military endeavors that require clear lines of authority and astute, politically attuned leadership. It […]

McCoy, Kellie J. Creating Effective Post-Conflict Transition Organizations: Lessons from Panama, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Master’s Thesis, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2008. http://cdm16040.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll2/id/1571/rec/2 (accessed 16 June 2011). This thesis examines four post-conflict transition organizations: the Military Support Group-Panama which was established following the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989, the Office […]

Malatesta, Daniel P. Africa Command: An Interagency Solution and SOF’s Role. Master’s Thesis, Naval War College, Newport, RI, 2006. http://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=485939 (accessed 27 September 2011). According to this thesis, the U.S. Government has emphasized humanitarian concerns in African, letting long term development fall by the wayside. The author suggests AFRICOM be utilized to integrate all elements […]

Mahoney, Thomas J. Delineating Responsibilities for Reconstruction and Stability Operations and the National Level. Master’s Thesis, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2010. http://cdm16040.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll2/id/2661/rec/7 (accessed 15 June 2011). This thesis asks the question, which U.S. government department or agency should have responsibility for Stability Operations in a post-MCO environment? Unity of effort and […]

MacGregor, James W. Diplomatic-Military Cooperation in Operations Other Than War. Master’s Thesis, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2003. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll2/id/81 (accessed 15 August 2011). This thesis asks how the U.S. has integrated efforts during operations other than war and reviews the interaction of military and embassy leadership during two Cold War-era operations other […]

Maas, Jan Willem. Military Bankers: Fact or Fiction?  The Role of the Military in Reestablishing a Banking System During a Military Stability Operation. Master’s Thesis, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2011. http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll2/id/2760/rec/32 (accessed 11 August 2011). This thesis examines two case studies in Kosovo and Afghanistan to determine if there is a […]

Levy, Heather A. Interagency Coordination Structures in Stability and Reconstruction Operations. Master’s Thesis, Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2010. http://cdm16040.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll2/id/2664/rec/2 (accessed 15 June 2011). This thesis evaluates six interagency coordination structures: the Incident Command System, Provincial Reconstruction Teams, embedded Provincial Reconstruction Teams, USAID, Civil-Military Operations Center and the Vietnam-era Civil Organization for […]

Levine, Lawrence “Chip.” 2011. Interview with the Honorable Ronald E. Neumann, Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan. InterAgency Journal Vol. 2, no. 2 (Summer): 57-66. http://thesimonscenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/IAJ-2-2-pg57-66.pdf (accessed 25 August 2011). In this interview, Ronald E. Neumann, President of the American Academy of Diplomacy and former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, discusses his views on the progress made in […]