Stability is a foundation for collective hope. Collective hope is a foundation for civil society. Civil society is the framework for human rights, justice, economic well-being, and general advancement. For those who value the benefits of civil society, stability is the clear preference over insecurity, violence, turmoil, or lawlessness. Stability, in itself, however, is a function of scale, perspective, and varied degrees. The scope and degree of satisfactory stability can only be deemed acceptable by those subject to it. That is, satisfactory stability in one geographic area may be insufficient in another.
How stability is achieved and maintained is a question with many variables. However, common elements for stability include security, …show more content…
Military’s approach to pursuing and supporting stability in foreign regions, the U.S. Military must rethink its doctrine and organization around the “Stability Operation” title. The contemporary embrace of the term “Stability Operation” sets a misguided direction upon which organization and planning become confused. Stability is a desirable condition or objective. Stability is not an operation, however. The term “Stability Operation” must be removed from the U.S. Military lexicon and replaced with the understanding that stability is a desired condition brought about through military and non-military …show more content…
How can peace-loving, human rights advocating, harmonic people not ebrace the notion of “Stability Operations?” It is difficult to argue against something as altruistic as “Stability Operations.” In 2005, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) published a report on institutionalizing stability operations within the DoD. It admitted “there had been noticeable progress within the Department toward explicit embrace of stability operations as a core activity.” The bandwagoning to classify military activities seeking to achieve stability as “Stability Operations” is misguided. It creates confusing policy lines and organizational boundaries. Nearly any military activity has a direct or indirect connection to achieving stability somewhere on the globe. Grouping or labeling these as “Stability Operations” only creates
How stability is achieved and maintained is a question with many variables. However, common elements for stability include security, …show more content…
Military’s approach to pursuing and supporting stability in foreign regions, the U.S. Military must rethink its doctrine and organization around the “Stability Operation” title. The contemporary embrace of the term “Stability Operation” sets a misguided direction upon which organization and planning become confused. Stability is a desirable condition or objective. Stability is not an operation, however. The term “Stability Operation” must be removed from the U.S. Military lexicon and replaced with the understanding that stability is a desired condition brought about through military and non-military …show more content…
How can peace-loving, human rights advocating, harmonic people not ebrace the notion of “Stability Operations?” It is difficult to argue against something as altruistic as “Stability Operations.” In 2005, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) published a report on institutionalizing stability operations within the DoD. It admitted “there had been noticeable progress within the Department toward explicit embrace of stability operations as a core activity.” The bandwagoning to classify military activities seeking to achieve stability as “Stability Operations” is misguided. It creates confusing policy lines and organizational boundaries. Nearly any military activity has a direct or indirect connection to achieving stability somewhere on the globe. Grouping or labeling these as “Stability Operations” only creates