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Confrontation Analysis : How to Win Operations Other Than War / Nigel Howard About the CCRP The C4ISR Cooperative Research Program (CCRP) has the mission of improving DoD’s understanding of the national security implications of the Information Age. Focusing upon improving both the state of the art and the state of the practice of command and control, the CCRP helps DoD take full advantage of the opportunities afforded by emerging technologies. The CCRP pursues a broad program of research and analysis in information superiority, information operations, command and control theory, and associated operational concepts that enable us to leverage shared awareness to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of assigned missions. An important aspect of the CCRP program is its ability to serve as a bridge between the operational, technical, analytical, and educational communities. The CCRP provides leadership for the command and control research community by: n articulating critical research issues; n working to strengthen command and control research infrastructure; n sponsoring a series of workshops and symposia; n serving as a clearing house for command and control related research funding; and n disseminating outreach initiatives that include the CCRP Publication Series. This is a continuation in the series of publications produced by the Center for Advanced Concepts and Technology (ACT), which was created as a skunk works with funding provided by the CCRP under the auspices of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I). This program has demonstrated the importance of having a research program focused on the national security implications of the Information Age. It develops the theoretical foundations to provide DoD with information superiority and highlights the importance of active outreach and dissemination initiatives designed to acquaint senior military personnel and civilians with these emerging issues. The CCRP Publication Series is a key element of this effort. Check our website for the latest CCRP activities and publications. www.dodccrp.org DoD C4ISR Cooperative Research Program Senior Civilian Official and Chief Information Officer, OASD (C3I) Mr. Arthur L. Money Director, Performance Assessment Dr. Margaret E. Myers Director, Research and Executive Agent for CCRP Dr. David S. Alberts Opinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Defense, or any other U.S. Government agency. Cleared for public release; distribution unlimited. Portions of this publication may be quoted or reprinted without further permission, with credit to the DoD C4ISR Cooperative Research Program, Washington, D.C. Courtesy copies of reviews would be appreciated. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Howard, Nigel. Confrontation analysis : how to win operations other than war / Nigel Howard. p. cm. -– (CCRP publication series) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 1-893723-00-3 pbk 1. United States—Armed Forces—Operations other than war. I. Title. II. Series. UA23.H568 1999 355.4—dc21 99-22842 August 1999 CIP Confrontation Analysis: How to Win Operations Other Than War Nigel Howard Table of Contents List of Tables and Figures ...................................... iii Acknowledgments ................................................. vii Preface ................................................................... ix Chapter 1 ............................................................... 1 Chapter 2 ............................................................. 21 Chapter 3 ............................................................. 61 Chapter 4 ............................................................. 95 Chapter 5 ........................................................... 133 Chapter 6 ........................................................... 155 Chapter 7 ........................................................... 189 Chapter 8 ........................................................... 215 Chapter 9 ........................................................... 253 Chapter 10 ......................................................... 275 Bibliography ........................................................ B-1 i List of Tables and Figures Table 1. Confrontation between Allied Forces and Rebels ............................................................. 9 Figure 1. Traditional relationship between politicians and military .......................................... 14 Table 2. UN commander confronts ethnic militia .. 23 Table 3. Local commander confronts roadblock .. 25 Figure 2. The six phases of conflict resolution ..... 30 Table 4. The Drunk, His Wife, and His Friend ...... 74 Table 5. Status of Northern Ireland peace talks when Tony Blair took over .................................. 119 Table 6. Status of Northern Ireland talks after Blair shifted position ........................................... 124 Table 7. Northern Ireland options in 1993-1994, showing in detail the position taken by the British and Irish governments in the Downing Street Declaration................................ 141 Table 8. Moryan government no longer wants a cease-fire ........................................................... 167 Table 9. The general has thought up a new card, “Blame the government” ............................ 175 iii Table 10. After the Moryan president has accepted the UNFORMOR position ................... 180 Table 11. Bosnian government refuses to discuss a cease-fire............................................ 221 Table 12. Dilemmas facing characters in table 11 .............................................................. 226 Table 13. What made UNPROFOR angry? The situation preceding table 11 ........................ 228 Table 14. The dilemmas facing characters in table 13 .............................................................. 229 Table 15. Ultimatum to the Bosnian Serbs ......... 233 Table 16. Grand strategic pressure on the Bosnian Serbs .................................................... 237 Table 17. Ultimatum to the Bosnian Serbs with context cards added from grand strategic model ................................................................. 241 Table 18. Dilemmas in table 16 .......................... 243 Table 19. Dilemmas in tables 15 and 17 ............ 244 Table 20. Real pressure brought to bear at last on the Bosnian Serbs ......................................... 247 Table 21. Dilemmas in table 20 .......................... 248 Table 22. Resolution (deceptive) of the operational drama, with grand-strategic context 250 Table 23. Ultimatum to the Bosnian Serbs with threatening grand strategic context............. 264 Table 24. Dilemmas facing characters in table 22 .............................................................. 269 iv Figure 3. Computer screen showing briefing on character role for Bosnian government ......... 283 Table 25. Confrontation between representatives and suppliers ...................................................... 297 v Acknowledgments his book is based on research commissioned by T the UK Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) at the beginning of 1997 into how Confrontation Analysis might be applied to Peace Support Operations. The idea of turning the research into a book came from Dr. David S. Alberts, Director of Research and Executive Agent for the C4ISR Cooperative Research Program. For this I am most grateful to him. Andrew Tait (now with SAIC, then with DERA) was responsible for suggesting the original research project. His suggestion was taken up by George Brander and Paul Willis of DERA, while Peter Murray- Jones also took a keen interest. Many persons with knowledge or experience of peace support managed to find time to assist with the research, including MajGen Pennefeather (Commandant-General of the Royal Marines), Brig Alastair Duncan, Col Robert Stewart (Retd), LtCol Philip Wilkinson, Brig B.C. Lambe, Prof K.C. Bowen, Michael Codner and Edward Foster (Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies), Prof James Gow, Indjana Harper and Vesna Domani-Hardy. Capt David Fifield helped to make military contacts, and Brig R. Lambe (Retd), Steve Lea, George Rose and Graham Mathieson were among many at DERA who helped by responding to the ideas. The basic ideas have themselves been worked out in collaboration with Peter Bennett (now at the UK Department of Health), Prof Jim Bryant and vii Prof Morris Bradley, as well as through interactions with numerous academic and business colleagues over many years. Finally, I must express my gratitude to Dr. Richard E. Hayes and Richard Layton, Evidence Based Research, Inc., and their staff, Lynne Jennrich and Margita Rushing for their work on drafts of the book, and Meg Rittler for her work on the figures and cover design. © British Crown copyright 1998/DERA. Published with the permission of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency on behalf of the Controller of HMSO. viii Preface his book presents a simple idea. A Peace T Operations campaign (or Operation Other Than War) should be seen as a linked sequence of confrontations—in contrast to a traditional, warfighting campaign, which is a linked sequence of battles. The objective in each confrontation is to bring about certain “compliant” behavior on the part of other parties, until in the end the campaign objective is reached. This is a state of sufficient compliance to enable the military to leave the theater. If this simple idea is accepted, we can show how the new technique of Confrontation Analysis (derived
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