Civil-military relations in peacebuilding

Abstract

Civil-military relations are vital to the coherence and effectiveness of post-conflict peacebuilding, but have often been problematic. This article argues that civil-military issues vary systematically in relation to the particular civil and mili- tary actors in peacebuilding, and that the coercive content of the external military’s mission creates special challenges in each of these sets of relationships. Given the significance of the military footprint, the article presents trade-offs for policy- makers intending to use military forces to make peace