1、1 Peacekeeping is a generic term that commonly encompasses a range of activities undertaken inpost-conflict operations. It originally was a U.N. term that meant providing a “interpositional”force to supervise the keeping of a cease-fire or peace accord that parties in conflict had signed,but it cont
2、inued to be used as the range of activities grew. Recently, such operations have beenreferred to by an Army doctrinal term “stability operations” that also encompasses the diversemissions of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Stability operations include not only the peaceoperations (i.e., peacekee
3、ping and peace enforcement), but also related missions such ashumanitarian and civic assistance, counterterrorism, counter-drug, and counter-insurgency (i.e.,foreign internal defense) efforts.” Stability operations are sometimes referred to “Phase IV” or“post-conflict” operations, although reoccurre
4、nces of conflict are often possible. Another termis “stabilization and reconstruction” operations. Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22473July 10, 2006Peacekeeping and Related StabilityOperations: Proposals for Army
