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Robert S. Tomasovic PEACE KEEPING MISSIONS
Robert S. Tomasovic PEACE KEEPING MISSIONS
There are 46,000 personnel in 7 non-UN operations, including 6,000 U.S. not
counting the current forces in Afghanistan, approximately 20,000 and the 138,000
in Iraq.
Other Peace Support Operations Today:
Solomon: July 24, 2003 the Regional Assistance Mission in the Solomon Islands
(RAMSI), a coalition of Pacific Island states that includes military and police
forces from Australia and several other Pacific Island nations, has helped the
Solomon Islands improve law and order.
Military Role in Peace Operations
In peace operations, the levels of war are compressed. Tactical actions have
strategic impact. The commander must take this fact into consideration when
designing and executing his plan. Also the commander’s staff must be able to
work at all three levels simultaneously and coordinate assets that would normally
be assigned too much higher levels of command.
Haiti: 29 Feb 2004 SCR 1529 Authorizes the immediate deployment of a Multinational
Interim Force for a period of not more than three months from adoption
of this resolution. Initial forces are from US, France, Canada, and Chile will
grow to 2,600.
Bosnia: By Jun 2004 will be 7000 NATO forces in Bosnia with the European
Union expected to assume responsibility in early 2005.
Kosovo: While it’s more problematic, KFOR will be drawing down to fewer
than 20,000 NATO forces in 2004.
Afghanistan: 33 countries and 5500 soldiers are contributing to the International
Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan
sanctioned by the UN Security Council (UNSCR 1386) on Dec. 20, 2001
Iraq: The UN mission is currently suspended. At this time, 36 countries, including
the United States, have contributed a total of approximately 22,000
troops to ongoing stability operations in Iraq. The 35 others are Albania, Australia,
Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Georgia, Honduras, Hungary, Italy, Japan,
Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, the Netherlands,
New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Thailand, the Philippines,
Romania, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.
The military role in peace operations should focus on support to civilian authorities
responsible for establishing lasting security as illustrated by the following
preparedness measures for international participants:
• Political commitment
• Professional military education
• Training readiness
• Logistics readiness
• Language proficiency
• Interoperability
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