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The dual-system problem in complex conflicts / Robert D. Lamb, Melissa R. Gregg.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Lamb, Robert D. (Robert Dale), author.
- Gregg, Melissa R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Military policy.
- United States.
- Military policy--Decision making.
- Military policy.
- Complexity (Philosophy).
- International relations.
- Foreign relations administration.
- War.
- Armed Conflicts.
- international relations.
- Medical Subjects:
- Armed Conflicts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 141 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- "Despite decades of research and experience in foreign conflicts and fragile environments, institutions in the United States and beyond are often unable to position themselves for success when called upon to intervene. This monograph contributes to the growing recognition that today's conflicts are best understood as complex systems, characterized by greater levels of fragility, uncertainty, and intractability than conflicts of previous decades. However, it does something even more important along the way. It encourages us to acknowledge that policy processes and institutions designed to address foreign conflicts are themselves complex systems. As a consequence, it is not just volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments that are unpredictable; how our own policy decisions end up being implemented are also unpredictable"--Foreword.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Summary
- Introduction
- Complex systems and conflict
- Research and findings
- Complexity, policymaking, and the dual-system problem
- Policy resistance and the systemic mindset
- Conclusions.
- Notes:
- "September 2018."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (SSI, viewed May 17, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1102057797
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