ABSTRACT
This chapter concerns the civil-military cooperation, but the potential benefits of further integration of efforts far outweigh the difficulties. It discusses the wide range from narrow' Cimic to facilitating reconstruction work by civilian organizations, soldiers today are sometimes expected to perform non-military tasks, such as constructing schools and bridges, and more ambitious duties like capacity building, facilitating good governance'. The 2000 Brahimi Report called for a robust mandate of UN peace operations and the integration of civilian expertise on good governance, human rights and rule of law within military-type peacekeeping missions. Cimic, as defined for instance by NATO and the Dutch government, refers to the role of the military Vis--Vis civilians in a narrow sense, as an integrated part of the military campaign. Civil-Military cooperation in its broad form is the natural basis of the 3D process: civil and military actors working together at headquarterscapitaland field level to achieve a common set of goals to benefit the local population.
