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Title

Organizing to compete in the political terrain / Nadia Schadlow.

Author

Schadlow, Nadia.

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.

Description

vi, 15 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

The degree to which military forces can and should shape the political landscape during war-- that is, who rules contested territory-- is at the root of several ongoing debates about how to restructure the U.S. Army. It is an issue that is central to striking the appropriate balance between civilian and military assets in stabilization and reconstruction operations, and it is key to determining how much to shift the Army toward so-called irregular war as opposed to so-called conventional capabilities. Decisions about the military's appropriate role in shaping political outcomes in war are fundamental to resolving these debates and will determine the degree of organizational and educational changes that the United States Army must make to meet current and future security threats. This monograph first explains that the character of future armed conflict will require an Army that is capable of shaping political outcomes in war. Second, it highlights how current debates over organizing civilian and military assets in a wartime theater are linked, fundamentally, to the question of who should shape politics in a war. Third, the monograph argues that, partly due to inherent limitations in civilian capacities-- but also due to the nature of war-- the Army must embrace and prepare for governance-related missions through changes in organization and education.

Series Statement

Advancing strategic thought series

Uniform Title

Advancing strategic thought series

Subject

• United States. Army > Political activity
• United States. Army > Reorganization
• Nation-building
• Civil-military relations
• Integrated operations (Military science)
• Postwar reconstruction
• Military planning > United States
• Army transformation
• DIME (Diplomatic, informational, military, and economic) elements
• Elements of national power
• United States > Military policy

Note

• "July 2010."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 13-15).

Additional Formats (note)

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

Contents

The current and future security environment -- Today's debates.

ISBN

• 9781584874546
• 1584874546

OCLC

• ocn657737832
• SCSB-1568049

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library