Is There Room for Peace Studies in a Future-Centered War-Fighting Curriculum?
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Cathryne L. Schmitz, Professor Emeritus (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Changing political, social, and economic realities in the United States, as well as the rest of the world, suggest that the Army will need to review how it accomplishes future military-centric missions. In a 2012 article in Foreign Affairs, Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond Odierno argues that today’s Army needs to transition in critical areas that affect the size of the force, material, and training.1 Gen. Odierno also posits that the Army must assume a broader definition of battlefield. Future missions may involve, for instance, assisting victims of natural disasters, restoring order in collapsing or failed states, or confronting nonstate forces. For successful on-the-ground peace development, an expanded skill set is needed. This paper contributes to an emerging narrative about the proper role of conflict transformation and conflict management education within a military context.
Is There Room for Peace Studies in a Future-Centered War-Fighting Curriculum?
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Military Review, (May-June 2014), 51-55
- Language: English
- Date: 2014
- Keywords
- peace and conflict studies, peacebuilding, military education