Civil Military Cooperation: Core Business in (Future) Peace Support Operations

摘要

Futurists predict that conflicts between states are becoming less likely. Intrastate conflicts will characterize coming decades. The strategic relevance of Peace Support Operations (PSO) will increase -in Clausewitian terms; participation in PSO becomes the new politics by other means. The expanding relevance is reinforced by the multinational nature of PSO. PSO require Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) to achieve mission objectives. As it turned out in several recently conducted PSO, CIMIC is essential for establishing a long-term peaceful society. However, many nations fear mission creep' -military involvements in non-military tasks like nation-building. This essay examines the role of CIMIC in future PSO from a multinational prospective and answers the question -will CIMIC remain core business in future PSO and what problems will be posed for the national strategist.