http://csis.org/program/13447/related/publication A list of publications related to this Program en http://csis.org/publication/future-us-civil-affairs-forces <p>Within the United States, there is an emergent political consensus on the need to improve civilian capacity for diplomacy and development missions, including stabilization and reconstruction. In addition &hellip;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/future-us-civil-affairs-forces">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Economic Development and Reconstruction Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500 5134 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs <p>Just as U.S. government policy in dealing with the evolving twenty-first century security environment stands at a crossroads, so too does civil affairs.</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Economic Development and Reconstruction Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 5070 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/nato-and-allied-civil-military-co-operation-doctrine-operations-organization-forces <p>NATO and its allies use NATO doctrine and planning guidance as well as the unique conditions of each mission in civil-military operations. No two nations in the NATO Alliance conduct, train for, or organize &hellip;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/nato-and-allied-civil-military-co-operation-doctrine-operations-organization-forces">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 5074 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-bosnia <p>This case study chronicles U.S. Civil Affairs involvement in NATO&rsquo;s Bosnian peacekeeping and reconstruction efforts, evaluating CA contributions to broader NATO-CIMIC objectives and activities. &hellip;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-bosnia">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 5075 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-desert-shield-and-desert-storm <p>This case study traces the numerous contributions of U.S. Civil Affairs assets both in Iraq and Kuwait during combat and post-combat phases. By any standard, CA operations in DESERT SHIELD/STORM were highly &hellip;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-desert-shield-and-desert-storm">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 5076 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-dominican-republic <p>Following the assassination of Rafael Trujillo in May of 1961, the Dominican Republic descended into a state of political turmoil. The United States intervened in the Dominican Republic to ensure the safety &hellip;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-dominican-republic">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 5077 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-el-salvador-grenada-and-panama <p>Throughout the 1980s in El Salvador, a small U.S. military advisory group advised and trained the Salvadoran military in civil defense and civic action campaigns with the goal of winning hearts and &hellip;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-el-salvador-grenada-and-panama">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 5078 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-haiti <p>The mission objectives for Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti in were to return President Aristide to power, to maintain law and order, and to create conditions for a smooth transition to UN control.&hellip;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-haiti">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 5081 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-korean-war <p>Civil Affairs in the Korean War is often criticized for forgetting the lessons learned in WWII because of the mission&rsquo;s delayed implementation and repeated organizational mistakes. Yet Korea represents &hellip;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-korean-war">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 5082 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-kosovo <p>This case study traces U.S. Civil Affairs involvement with NATO peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo. U.S. and NATO civil-military leadership and personnel clearly learned lessons from the Persian Gulf and &hellip;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-kosovo">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 5083 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-somalia <p>While U.S. combat forces were responsible for temporarily halting the Somali civil war through their presence as peacemakers, it was a small contingent of civil affairs officers and USAID personnel &hellip;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-somalia">read more</a></p> Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 5084 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-vietnam <p>Civil Affairs Missions in Vietnam had three primary objectives: 1) eliminate the Viet Cong insurgency in South Vietnam, 2) end the Viet Cong&rsquo;s ability to recruit in Southern Vietnam, and 3) recruit &hellip;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-vietnam">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 5085 at http://csis.org http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-world-war-ii <p>While the concept of civil affairs has been around for centuries, it was not until WWII that the U.S. government institutionalized the program in the Army. The key missions of civil affairs during WWII &hellip;</p> <p><a href="http://csis.org/publication/civil-affairs-world-war-ii">read more</a></p> Defense and Security Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 5086 at http://csis.org