This book argues that for peace support operations (such as those in Afghanistan) to be effective, the civil-military interface should ideally be integrated? within the interagency arena as well as within the defence ministry.

Part 1.Setting the scene -- Introduction: effectiveness in complex peace operations -- The civil-military dimension of effectiveness -- Part 2. Case study: the United States -- The patterns of civil-military relations in the United States -- The American way of war -- Civil-military aspects of US operations in Iraq -- Part 3. Case study: the United Kingdom -- The patterns of civil-military relations in the United Kingdom -- The British way of war -- Civil-military aspects of British operations in Iraq -- Part 4. Comparative analysis -- Evaluating the hypothesis: the cases compared and contrasted -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Indicators of effectiveness in complex peace operations.

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