Publication

Sep 2009

Drawing upon recent field research in Iraq, this FRIDE paper argues that, while the military is often better placed to provide immediate relief in the most insecure environments, civilian supervision over stability operations must be asserted at every level to reverse the ‘creeping militarization’ of foreign policy. To undertake this complex task will require the emergence of a civilian doctrine and an unconventional diplomat.

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Author Edward Burke
Series FRIDE Working Papers
Issue 90
Publisher FRIDE
Copyright © 2009 FRIDE
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