Integrating Instruments of Power and Influence
RAND, 2 Oct 08: Integrating Instruments of Power and Influence: Lessons Learned and Best Practices
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This report is the product of more than two years of research and dialogue among experienced practitioners working to document and analyze lessons learned and best practices, especially from Iraq and Afghanistan but also informed by Bosnia and Kosovo. It is directed in the first instance toward military intervention and its aftermath in operations at the relatively low end of the military-kinetic spectrum, such as counterinsurgency and counterterrorism. But it is also directed at all phases of combat, as well as efforts to forestall conflict and, where it does take place, to deal with the postconflict period, including what is now often called nationbuilding. As becomes clear in this report, key lessons also apply across the board for the future of U.S. foreign policy and national security.
The report summarizes the results of conferences and meetings of a panel of senior practitioners convened jointly by the RAND Corporation and the American Academy of Diplomacy that brought together nearly 70 individuals with extensive civilian and military experience, including at senior levels of government in the United States, Canada, and Europe; at international institutions; at NGOs; and in the private sector. The project’s terms of reference are presented in the Introduction. Our most salient findings are summarized in Chapter Five as 18 Basic Principles for Success.....
For those who want to cut to the chase, the 18 Basic Principles begin on page 87 of the 109-page paper linked in this post.
