Lessons from Australia’s Whole-of-Government Mission Report commissioned by the Department of Defence, in coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian Federal Police which outlines the strengths, good practices and challenges of Australia’s mission in Afghanistan at the whole-of-government level.
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The Strategic Civilian: Challenges for Non-Combatants in 21st Century Warfare
"While our analysis of military leadership requirements is highly developed, our appreciation of the civilian leadership requirements for complex operations hardly exists. We need to develop a concept of the ‘Strategic Civilian’."
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Civil-Military-Police Language Guide: Promoting shared understanding
The civil-military-police community is as diverse as it is broad. It contains a wide range of actors who employ a variety of methodologies and techniques, use unique equipment and often pursue different objectives in service of different masters.
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Skills for Multiagency Responses to International Crises
Australian responses to international, complex emergencies and humanitarian crises, generated by natural disaster, conflicts or incidents, demand the coordinated responses of multiple civil-military-police actors and agencies.
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Civilian agency participation in military exercises has increased over the last ten years. This is a welcome development as exercises provide a platform to strengthen Australian whole of government crisis prevention, preparedness and response capability.
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Gendered Crises, Gendered Responses
The Necessity and Utility of a Gender Perspective in Armed Conflicts and Natural Disasters: An Introductory Overview.
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The Australian Civil-Military Centre hosted a roundtable discussion on 18 January for the visiting outgoing International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Delegation to South Sudan, Mr Francois Stamm, along with Australian ICRC
Civil Society Engagement Adviser
Tim Anderson
The ACFID seconded Civil Society Engagement Adviser to the Australian Civil-Military Centre contributes to the advancement of national capabilities to prevent, prepare for and respond more effectively to humanitarian crises through advancements in civil-military-police engagement. Building upon the partnership approach to civil-military-police engagement, the Civil Society Engagement Advisor convenes, facilitates dialogue, and provides policy advice to the stakeholder networks of both ACFID and the ACMC to strengthen understanding of the role, mandate and guiding principles of NGO engagement in humanitarian action.
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Women, Peace and Security: An Introductory Manual
Women’s leadership and collective action have changed the world by combatting violence against women and building equality. Women’s leadership is central to reconciliation and conflict resolution and to peacebuilding efforts that bring results for families and communities.
Humanitarian Civil-Military Coordination in Emergencies: Towards a predictable Model
A focus on the coordination of operational planning between civilian and military actors in priority countries in the region–Bangladesh, Nepal, Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines.