Background to the Study Over time, human beings have been involved in addressing common threats o... more Background to the Study Over time, human beings have been involved in addressing common threats of survival to protect themselves through either dialogue or the use of force. In the turn of Twenty First Century, battlefields have gradually been shifted to populated areas and civilians becoming actors or victims in such crisis. Government's inability to address grievances of the people encouraged some individuals and groups to sway the vulnerable population to undertake acts that are variance with constituted authority. Thus, government uses instruments of national power such as diplomacy, information, economy and the military to checkmate such acts. The need for the military as it intervenes in insurgency ensures and maintains a relationship with the population through the application of non-kinetic means so that grievances could be addressed (Richmond, 2003). This relationship could be maintained through Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC). Cooperation between the civilians and military elements involves integrating traditional military capabilities into a collective response to human needs. Both the civilian and military actors share the long-term goals of providing security and developing the conditions to return societies marred by activities of insurgency back to normalcy. In response to the growing complexities of operational requirement, states are increasingly recognising the need for cooperation between the civilian and military components in complex battlefields which are mostly located within civilian populated areas. Civil Military Cooperation is a military term used to describe those occasions that see elements of the armed forces engaging and collaborating with the civilian population. It entails the interaction with local authorities, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and the citizenry (Richmond, 2003).
Background to the Study Over time, human beings have been involved in addressing common threats o... more Background to the Study Over time, human beings have been involved in addressing common threats of survival to protect themselves through either dialogue or the use of force. In the turn of Twenty First Century, battlefields have gradually been shifted to populated areas and civilians becoming actors or victims in such crisis. Government's inability to address grievances of the people encouraged some individuals and groups to sway the vulnerable population to undertake acts that are variance with constituted authority. Thus, government uses instruments of national power such as diplomacy, information, economy and the military to checkmate such acts. The need for the military as it intervenes in insurgency ensures and maintains a relationship with the population through the application of non-kinetic means so that grievances could be addressed (Richmond, 2003). This relationship could be maintained through Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC). Cooperation between the civilians and military elements involves integrating traditional military capabilities into a collective response to human needs. Both the civilian and military actors share the long-term goals of providing security and developing the conditions to return societies marred by activities of insurgency back to normalcy. In response to the growing complexities of operational requirement, states are increasingly recognising the need for cooperation between the civilian and military components in complex battlefields which are mostly located within civilian populated areas. Civil Military Cooperation is a military term used to describe those occasions that see elements of the armed forces engaging and collaborating with the civilian population. It entails the interaction with local authorities, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and the citizenry (Richmond, 2003).
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