PKSOI Journal

Peace & Stability Journal, Volume 3, Issue 2 Mister Robert C Browne Peace and Stability Journal by the US Army War College, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute "The Joint communities need to clearly articulate the practice and integration of stability operations in order for the Army to optimize efficiencies in applying the war-fighting functions across the range of military operations (ROMO) in support of Unified Action. Specifically, stability operations, as part of the Army’s decisive action, lack the clarity of a definitive relationship within the mosaic of building partner capacity, security cooperation, irregular warfare, counterinsurgency, security assistance, security force assistance and foreign internal defense."

Peace & Stability Journal, Volume 3, Issue 1 Mister Robert C Browne Peace and Stability Journal by the US Army War College, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute "With a decade of gender mainstreaming under its belt, the United Nations has well documented its efforts and difficulties in achieving gender parity in the Secretariat, and its Departments and Offices. Although it was hoped that UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security would result in a surge of women’s participation at all levels of peace processes and, de facto, at all levels of the UN, the gap between aspiration and action is still wide."

Peace & Stability Journal, Volume 2, Issue 4 Mister Robert C Browne Peace and Stability Journal by the US Army War College, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute "Today, a population’s expectations of the state for “security” are greater than national defense and protection from unlawful use of force internally. Expectations also include the social freedoms of economic opportunity, employment, education, health care, intellectual freedom, justice, and social mobility. Cultural form may vary by state, but the parameters of a modern social contract are clear and you need to look no further than the Arab Spring to see it..."

Peace & Stability Journal, Volume 2, Issue 3 Mister Robert C Browne Peace and Stability Journal by the US Army War College, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute "The Joint Staff J7 teamed with the Peace Operations Policy Program at George Mason University (GMU), the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI), and other stakeholders to conduct a unified workshop at George Mason University, Arlington Campus, from 7-9 February 2012. The workshop provided a forum for trainers, educators, planners and practitioners from the U.S., international governmental and military organizations, international non-governmental organizations, military and civilian peace and stability training centers and academic institutions to share current challenges and best practices toward improving civilian and military teaming efforts, promoting synergy, and reducing ad hoc efforts that address interrelated challenges."

Peace & Stability Journal, Volume 2, Issue 2 Mister Robert C Browne Peace and Stability Journal by the US Army War College, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute "The U.S. Army War College, the U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute and the Naval Post Graduate School’s Center for Civil-Military Relations co-hosted this year’s annual International Association of Peacekeeping Training Centres (IAPTC) conference, from 14 to 18 November 2011."

Peace & Stability Journal, Volume 2, Issue 1 Mister Robert C Browne Peace and Stability Journal by the US Army War College, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute "In the midst of a now decade-long Global War on Terror, the U.S. military currently finds itself engaged in conflicts throughout the world. Among others, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and Pakistan are some of the most high-profile sites of U.S. military operations. All feature insurgent groups tied to anti-West extremism, which employ mixtures of terrorism and guerrilla warfare to achieve their aims."

Peace & Stability Journal, Volume 1, Issue 4 Mister Robert C Browne Peace and Stability Journal by the US Army War College, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute "Since the end of the Cold War, individual states and the international community have been challenged by an increasing instability resulting from numerous causes: natural disasters, internal conflicts, transnational terrorism and crime, and chronic and seemingly overwhelming societal problems. While not new in human history, the globalized environment of the 21st century make these issues more complex and interrelated. Broad access to information and global mobility informs populations of issues, internationalizes relative social progress, and empowers non-state actors. Informed populations demand more of their governments at home and abroad. Members of the greater international community respond to the plight of troubled states and their populations in various ways."

Peace & Stability Journal, Volume 1, Issue 3 Mister Robert C Browne Peace and Stability Journal by the US Army War College, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute "On March 19, 2011, two days after United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 (UNSCR 1973) passed, a coalition including the United States commenced attacks by cruise missiles and aircraft on Libyan military targets. The primary stated objective of the attacks was the Protection of Civilians (PoC), and throughout its text UNSCR 1973 emphasizes PoC while authorizing Member States “to take all necessary measures…to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack…while excluding a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory….” A pre-existing debate intensified as to the objective(s) of these efforts; is the immediate protection of civilians sufficient, or is the ultimate removal of Muammar Qadhafi’s regime required?"

Peace & Stability Journal, Volume 1, Issue 2 Mister Robert C Browne Peace and Stability Journal by the US Army War College, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute "From 26 to 28 October 2010, PKSOI held the 5th annual Stability Operations Training and Education Workshop (SOTEC), entitled “Peace and Stability Operations Education and Training: Teaming Challenges and Best Practices” at the National Conference Center, Lansdowne, Virginia. The workshop provided a forum for trainers and educators from within U.S. Government (USG) civilian and military agencies, academic institutions, and international and non-government organizations to discuss best practices in Stability Operations (SO) training and education (T&E), in order to develop future collaborative projects in management, delivery, and evaluation tools. The goal is to create synergistic effective training and education programs throughout the community while reducing redundancy along common task lines."