PEACEKEEPING (FOR SOLUTIONS PRO ONLY)

Readings

1. To successfully complete this week’s assignments, read the following chapter from the text, Peace Operations:

· Chapter 4 – The Success and Failure of Peace Operations

2. To successfully complete this week’s discussion, “Crisis Management as a Function of Military Security,” read the following article found in the EBSCO Host database in the Ashford Online Library:

· von Treskow, J. (2006). Crisis management – a fundamental security task. Military Technology, 30(9), 57-65.  

Discussions To participate in the following discussions, go to this week's Discussion link in the left navigation.

1. Peace Operations: Determining Success or Failure   One of the most difficult aspects of evaluating the effectiveness of peace operations is determining which criteria should be utilized in deciding whether or not an operation should be considered successful. After completing this week’s readings, create an initial post that addresses the following:

· Select five criteria that you feel are most effective in determining the level of success of a peace operation.

· Briefly explain why you selected each of these criteria.

· Identify what you think may be the greatest weakness of each of these criteria as an analytical tool.

· Describe why many analysts and scholars have difficulty in defining the success or failure of a peace operation.

Your initial post should be at least 350 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references. In addition to the text, you must utilize one additional scholarly source from the Ashford Online Library in your post.

2. Crisis Management as a Function of Military Security   Military forces are often utilized worldwide to provide assistance in times of natural and humanitarian disaster.  In the von Treskow article, the author argues that these types of missions are essential to the overall security mission of organizations such as NATO. Do you agree with the author’s assertion that these types of humanitarian missions are integral to security operations? Why or why not? Are humanitarian operations an efficient use of military resources? How have these operations supported military missions throughout the world? Your initial post should be at least 350 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly sources, and properly cite any references. In addition to the text, you must utilize one additional scholarly source from the Ashford Online Library in your post.

Assignment To complete the following assignment, go to this week's Assignment link in the left navigation. 

Final Paper Outline In order to complete this assignment successfully, review the complete instructions for the Final Paper in Week Five.  The purpose of the Final Paper Outline is to help you collect and organize your thoughts in order to compose your final essay. Visit the Ashford Writing Center within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar, and review the “Sample Outline.”  Construct an outline of your Final Paper following this model. The outline must include an opening paragraph, your thesis statement, and a concluding paragraph. The body of the outline must be at least five paragraphs in length and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least three of your six sources to support your points. Cite your sources within the text of your paper and on the reference page and be sure to include a title page. For information regarding APA, including samples and tutorials, visit the Ashford Writing Center within the Learning Resources tab on the left navigation toolbar. Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.