Civil-Military Relations and Peacekeeping

Name: Civil-Military Relations and Peacekeeping
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

A topical and engrossing paper that argues that the balance between civilian and military expertise and advice at all levels of a peacekeeping mission \u2013 strategic, tactical and operational \u2013 needs to be reappraised. > \nPeacekeeping in the late 1990s is a complex and diverse task, in which civilian and military personnel are working together to a greater degree than ever before. However, when an international body such as the UN takes strategic decisions, it does so with inadequate input from the military; in the field, there are clashes of culture, confusion over command and control arrangements and insufficient operational coordination. These issues also affect regional organisations such as NATO. The awkward management of operations and their uneven level of achievement have contributed to a decline in the number of UN peacekeeping operations since 1994. This paper argues that the balance between civilian and military expertise and advice at all levels of a peacekeepi.