Organising for peace operations : lessons learned from Bougainville, East Timor, and the Solomon Islands / John Gordon IV, Jason H. Campbell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, John, 1956- author.

Campbell, Jason H., author.

Contributor:

RAND Australia, issuing body.

Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, issuing body.

Rand Corporation, publisher.

Series:

Research report (Rand Corporation)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace-building, Australian--Papua New Guinea--Bougainville Island.

Peace-building, Australian.

Peace-building, Australian--Timor-Leste.

Peace-building, Australian--Solomon Islands.

Interagency coordination--Australia.

Interagency coordination.

Australia--Armed Forces--Stability operations.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxii, 108 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.

Other Title:

Organizing for Peace Operations

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2016.

Summary:

"This report examines the governmental organizational structures used in three Australian-led interventions in the late 1990s and early 2000s in the Southwest Pacific regions: Bougainville, East Timor, and the Solomon Islands. Whole-of-government efforts requiring coordination across many parts of the Australian Government characterized each of these unique operations, in which different organisational approaches were used to manage the participation of various agencies. During the course of the research, it became apparent that, over time, numerous lessons were learned as branches of the Australian Government gained experience in how best to interact with one another and manage complex operations of this type. The report describes the key Australian agencies that participated in the three operations, the coordinating mechanisms they adopted, and the specific roles they played. In addition to providing insights that should be useful for the preparation and conduct of operations outside Australia, the information in this report also should be useful in terms of better whole-of-government operations inside Australian territory" -- Publisher's web site.

Contents:

Introduction

Bougainville

East Timor/Timor-Leste

Solomon Islands

Conclusions and recommendations.