Contractors and War
Contractors and War

Author: Christopher Kinsey

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2012-07-25

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 0804782938

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The U.S. military is no longer based on a Cold War self-sufficient model. Today's armed forces are a third smaller than they were during the Cold War, and yet are expected to do as much if not more than they did during those years. As a result, a transformation is occurring in the way the U.S. government expects the military to conduct operations—with much of that transformation contingent on the use of contractors to deliver support to the armed forces during military campaigns and afterwards. Contractors and War explains the reasons behind this transformation and evaluates how the private sector will shape and be shaped by future operations. The authors are drawn from a range of policy, legislative, military, legal, and academic backgrounds. They lay out the philosophical arguments supporting the use of contractors in combat and stabilization operations and present a spectrum of arguments that support and criticize emergent private sector roles. The book provides fresh policy guidance to those who will research, direct, and carry out future deployments.

Iraq
Iraq

Author: Curt Tarnoff

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 1437921825

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This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. A large-scale assistance program has been undertaken by the U.S. in Iraq since mid-¿03. By Spring '09, over $49 billion had been appropriated for Iraq reconstruction. In June '09, A significant number of reconstruction activities, especially those involving construction of roads, sanitation, electric power, oil production, and other infrastructure, are completed or near completion. Most large-scale infrastructure programs are no longer funded. However, many small-scale, targeted community-level infrastructure efforts are funded. The key emphases of the aid program are the training of Iraqi forces and programs assisting the development of Iraqi governing capacities and supporting the work of the Provincial Reconstruction Teams. Illustrations.

U. S. Experience with Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan
U. S. Experience with Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan

Author: Robert M. Perito

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13: 1437904246

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This report is based on extensive interviews conducted with American and foreign officials, soldiers, and representatives of non-governmental organizations that worked directly with Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan. It also reflects interviews conducted with a broad range of contacts during the author¿s visit to Afghanistan in June 2005. The report discusses lessons identified by those who served in Afghanistan. It is intended as a training aid for developing programs that prepare American personnel for service in peace and stability operations. The Assoc. for Diplomatic Studies and Training conducted the interviews.

Terrorism
Terrorism

Author: Robert A. Friedlander

Publisher:

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 516

ISBN-13:

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"An extensive collection of significant documents covering all major and minor issues and events regarding terrorism. Government reports, executive orders, speeches, court proceedings, and position papers are presented in full text reprint." (Oceana Website)