Stability Operations In Strategic Perspective Summary

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“Stability Operations in Strategic Perspective: A Skeptical View”, an article written by Dr. Colin S. Gray (2006), debates against United State’s military involvement in postwar stability operations. In Mateja Peter’s (2015) article, “Between Doctrine and Practice: The UN Peacekeeping Dilemma”, he outlines the methods used by the United Nations (UN) enforcement peacekeeping efforts that are contradictory to the usual UN precepts. Peter (2015) states that stability operations include the “enforcement of political solutions through support of a government’s statebuilding ambitions and its attempts to extend state authority in the midst of conflict and in enforcement of military victories through the offensive use of force” (p. 351). Many would argue that peacekeeping and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq benefit the regions they possess both socially, economically, and politically. Dr. Grey’s opinion is less generous; he argues that stability operations like the ones outlined in the QDR are an irrational approach to conflict that arises in the Middle East after war. A multi-faceted approach can be taken to break down the persuasiveness of Dr. Colin Gray’s article. The article can be analyzed from seven separate angles that include the following: the author’s establishment of …show more content…

Colin S. Gray wrote the article, “Stability Operations in Strategic Perspective: A Skeptical View” in 2006 as a response to the Defense Department’s approval of stability operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Dr. Gray is well established within the field of political science, with over forty years of experience (“Dr. Colin S. Gray”, para. 3-7). He is a political scientist with broad interests in national security policy, strategic theory and military history. His work focuses on the theory and practice of strategy, the dialogue between policy and military force, and in the utilization of historical experience for the education of policymakers. (“Dr. Colin S. Gray”, para.

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