Civil-Military Cooperation in Post-Conflict Operations

Christopher Ankersen was Lord Dahrendorf Scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science from 2001-2004. He has taught courses in strategic studies, conflict and peace, and International Relations at the LSE, King's College London, and London Centre for International Relations (University of Kent at Canterbury). A former infantry officer in Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, he served with the UN in Croatia and with NATO in Kosovo. His current research includes work on civil-military cooperation in the Balkans and Afghanistan.

• Foreword Larry Minear 1. Introduction: Interrogating Civil Military Cooperation Christopher Ankersen Part 1: Theoretical Approaches 2. Civil-Military Cooperation and Human Security Andy Knight 3. Managing Territories with Rival Brothers: The Geopolitical Stakes of Military-Humanitarian Relations Yann Braem 4. Integrated Planning and Coordination in Complex Peacebuilding Operations Cedric de Coning 5. A Management Perspective on Co-Operation between Military and Civilian Actors S.J.H. Rietjens Part 2: Cases 6. Yes, but is it Peacebuilding? Evaluating Canadian CIMIC in Afghanistan Owen Savage 7. Civil-Military Cooperation of the German Armed Forces: Theoretical Approach and Contemporary Practice in Kosovo Bernhard G. Voget 8. CIMIC on the Edge: Afghanistan and the Evolution of American Civil Military Operations Michael McNerney Part 3: Extensions 9. Medical CIMIC: An Australian Perspective Susan Neuhaus 10. Contemporary Challenges in the Civil-Military Relationship: Complementarity or Incompatibility? Raj Rana 11. Conclusion: Joined Up or Mixed Up? CIMIC and the Future Christopher Ankersen