Post Event Summary and Resources

Summary

Seven years after entering Afghanistan, we are still in search of a winning strategy. Decision makers and foot soldiers  - civilian and military - have lacked a basic framework to guide strategy and execution in these challenging missions.  Now at the dawn of a new Administration, two new manuals, both unprecedented in scope - the Army's new Stability Operations doctrine and USIP's Guiding Principles for Stabilization and Conflict Transformation - help fill that gap.  What are we trying to achieve?  What is the vision? How we do leverage all the capabilities of our citizens to win the peace?

Rapporteur Summary Report

• Download and read (.pdf 250KB)

Multimedia

Full Session

• Watch on YouTube
• Video Recording of Session (.mp4 138.35MB)
• Audio Recording of Session (.mp3 29.06MB)
• Photo Gallery

By Speaker

• Brigadier General Ed Cardon
  Deputy Commandant, Command and General Staff College, Combined Arms Center
  Video Recording of Speaker (.mp4 20.44MB)
• Beth Ellen Cole
  Senior Program Officer, United States Institute of Peace
  Video Recording of Speaker (.mp4 33.23MB)
• Janine Davidson
  Assistant Professor, George Mason University School of Public Policy
  Video Recording of Speaker (.mp4 19.88MB)
• Question and Answer Panel
  Video Recording of Panel (.mp4 63.27MB)

Related Resources

• Transcript of Panel (.pdf)
• Strategic Framework Handout (.pdf 1.03MB)
• Fragile States Framework (.pdf .8MB)
• Guidelines for Relations Between U.S. Armed Forces and Non-Governmental Humanitarian Organizations (.pdf)