Strategic Studies Institute

Conflict Management and "Whole of Government": Useful Tools for U.s. National Security Strategy Strategic Studies Institute

Intended to facilitate dialogue between academic experts, military leaders, policymakers, and civilian practitioners, this edited volume provides a state of the art analysis of current whole of government (WoG) approaches and their effectiveness for coordinating stabilization and peacebuilding efforts. It explores the question: Can "smart power"-using the right tool for each operational context-successfully shift the burden of stability operations to civilian actors and enable the timely scaling-down of military deployments?