Civil-Military Coordination: Challenges and Opportunities in Afghanistan and Beyond

Abstract

This special issue of The Journal of Military and Strategic Studies is edited by Lara Olson and Hrach Gregorian of the Peacebuilding, Development and Security (PDS) Program, which was initiated at the University of Calgary in 2007 with funding from CMSS, and represents a partnership between CMSS and the Institute of World Affairs. The papers expand on presentations made at an expert workshop held in Calgary by the CMSS and the Institute of World Affairs on Coordinated Approaches to Security, Development and Peacekeeping: Lessons Learned from Afghanistan and Liberia. This issue is significant but little examined, perhaps because it lies on the intersection between traditional conceptions of defence policy, peacekeeping and the work of NGOs. These matters all will be illuminated by a study of this issue as a topic in its own right. The Journal of Military and Strategic Studies is happy to serve as host to this endeavour.