Research Catalog

Title

Operation EUFOR TCHAD/RCA and the European Union's Common Security and Defense Policy / Bjoern H. Seibert.

Author

Seibert, Bjoern H.

Publication

Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2010.]

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Additional Authors

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80120847

Description

x, 126 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

Addressing security challenges posed by weak and failed states will require increasingly demanding military interventions, often over a great distance and prolonged periods of time. As a result of several engagements over the last decade, the U.S. military has gained valuable experience in undertaking stability operations. However, the United States should not be expected to fulfill such operations alone; we must look to our partners and allies to share some of the global responsibility. In this, Europe is unquestionably the most capable and natural U.S. ally. While most U.S. policymakers are familiar with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, developments in the field of security and defense within the European Union (EU) have thus far received little attention in the United States, despite the EU's increasing importance. One such operation in Africa, Operation EUFOR TCHAD/RCA, provides a look inside the workings of an EU military operation, highlights successes and failures, and draws lessons learned. --

Alternative Title

• Operation European Union Force Chad and Central African Republic and the European Union's Common Security and Defense Policy
• SSI monograph

Subject

• Conflict management > International cooperation
• European Security and Defense Policy
• European Union countries > Military policy
• European Union countries > Military relations > United States
• European Union
• Intervention (International law) > Case studies
• Peacekeeping forces > Central African Republic
• Peacekeeping forces > Chad
• United States > Military relations > European Union countries

Note

• "October 2010."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-111).

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available online in PDF format from Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) web site. Adobe Acrobat Reader required.

Contents

Case Study Operation EUFOR TCHAD/TCA -- Background : the road to EUFOR -- The crisis in Eastern Chad/CAR -- An international force for Chad and CAR? -- An EU military operation in Chad and CAR -- Phase 1 : decisionmaking and planning -- Military planning process -- Force generation -- Phase 2 : preparation : achieving initial operational capability -- A logistical Mt. Everest -- Operations begin : establishing visibility and credibility -- The declaration of initial operational capability -- Phase 3 : Execution -- From IOC to rainy season (mid-March to June 2008) -- Increasing the operation's footprint -- Doubts about the mission -- The rainy season (July 2008 - October 2008) -- Establishment of joint combined arms -- Reaching full operational capability -- Changes in the security environment -- End of rainy season to end of operation -- Return of the fighting season -- Phase 4 : Handover -- In theory -- In practice -- Assessment and evaluation -- Assessment -- Success defined narrowly -- Success broadly defined -- Evaluation -- Lessons learned and future relevance -- Lessons learned -- Preparation -- Implementation -- Logistics -- Intelligence -- The way forward -- Implications for U.S. policy -- Policy options -- Option 1 : opposing the CSDP -- Option 2 : neutral stance towards the CSDP -- Option 3 : embracing the CSDP -- Analysis -- Recommendations -- Practical steps.

ISBN

• 9781584874652
• 1584874651

LCCN

2010533336

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library