Addressing the Doctrinal Deficit: Developing Guidance for Military Operations to Protect Civilians
| Date | October 25, 2011 |
| Time | 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
| Location | The Stimson Center |
On October 25, the Future of Peace Operations program released a suite of publications that resulted from a two-year project titled Addressing the Doctrinal Deficit. The publications define critical challenges faced by peacekeepers and offer insights and guidance for military operations that must protect civilian populations in a variety of contexts.
The event featured Major General (Ret) Patrick Cammaert, former MONUC Deputy Force Commander and Eastern Division Commander and former Military Advisor in the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations; Alison Giffen, Deputy Director of the Future of Peace Operations Program; and Max Kelly, author of two of the publications and current Booz Allen Hamilton Consultant and Research Fellow at the Center for Complex Operations at National Defense University.
The experts discussed the laudable progress achieved to advance the protection of civilians at the UN and regional organizations and by the United States government as well as the challenges of achieving success on the ground.
Publications Launched:
- Protecting Civilians: Proposed Principles for Military Operations
- Military Planning to Protect Civilians: Proposed Guidance for United Nations Peacekeeping Operations