Sustaining the Force – Soldier First: RUSI/DEM Future Land Warfare 08

Managing Complex Crisis: RUSI Occasional Paper

This inaugural publication for the annual RUSI/Shephard Future Land Warfare conference gathers international expertise of senior officers from Afghanistan and Iraq to examine how the military can best assist in managing complex humanitarian crises, whether through direct military intervention, in support of peacekeeping operations or simply delivering aid into disaster areas.

Contents

Foreword
Michael Clarke

Complex Crises in the World Today

Strategic Muddle and Domestic Radicalisation
John Mackinlay

World Perspectives on Army Structure and Force Development

FM 3-0, Operations – The US Army’s Blueprint
William S Wallace

Complex Crises in the World Today – The German Army on Missions Abroad
Hans-Otto Budde

Land Forces and New Types of Conflicts
Vincent Desportes

Multicultural Societies: Risks and Opportunities for Armed Forces – The Israeli Case
Orit Shalev

The Comprehensive Approach – The Importance of Non-Kinetic Effect and Pan-Government Strategies

Developing a Comprehensive Approach to Canadian Forces Operations: The Land Force JIMP Concept
Peter Gizewski, Michael Rostek and Andrew Leslie

The Italian Army’s CIMIC Activities in Afghanistan
Fabrizio Castagnetti

Security Co-operation: An Institutional Approach to Building Force Capabilities and Developing Future Ones
Michael A Vane and Larry B Rogers

Books in Baghdad: Theory and Doctrine Gets a Tour in Iraq
David Fastabend

The Role of Psychological Operations in Complex Crises
Francisco Puentes Zamora

Acquisition for COIN Operations

Preparing Warriors for Today and Tomorrow: An Exercise in Balance
N Ross Thompson