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Author Giffen, Alison

Title Addressing the doctrinal deficit : developing guidance to prevent and respond to widespread or systematic attacks against civilians : a workshop report / by Alison Giffen
Published Washington, DC : Henry L. Stimson Center, 2010
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Description 1 online resource (57 pages) : illustrations (digital, PDF file)
Contents Introduction. The doctrinal gap -- An initial step to address the doctrinal deficit -- Scope of the workshop report and the concept of protection -- Addressing gray areas : findings drawn from workshop proceedings. The application of the military component to protect civilians -- Prioritizing protection -- Managing risks and consequences : thresholds of capability and consent -- Conclusion : unanswered questions and next steps
Summary In the late 20th century, military operations and the governments and institutions that authorized them proved unable or unwilling to stop atrocities that unfolded around them in Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia. Following these failures, world leaders undertook efforts to develop international capacity and to reform laws and institutions to prevent and respond to such crises. Over the last decade the world has witnessed a growing number of military operations tasked with protecting civilians from systematic and widespread atrocities. Yet these more recent efforts have also struggled to provide the protection that is expected of them. After more than ten years of experience, why are military operations still struggling to effectively protect civilians? Recent doctrine has fallen short in providing guidance on how to go about protecting civilians, leaving it to those planning and implementing such operations to develop the conceptual approaches required to turn ambition into reality as they go. Such an ad hoc approach has resulted in operations without the strategies, preparation, resources, and assets to cope with protection crises. This workshop sought to address questions related to this doctrinal gap
Notes Title from PDF title page (viewed on November 2, 2011)
"Spring 2010."
Report from an international experts workshop, 21-24 September 2009, UK Defence Academy, Shrivenham, United Kingdom
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject War -- Protection of civilians -- Congresses
Military doctrine -- Congresses
Military doctrine
War -- Protection of civilians
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
Author Henry L. Stimson Center.