Civil-military coordination and transition management : the UNMIL experience

It has long been widely recognised that cooperation and coordination between the military and humanitarian components are critical in multidimensional peacekeeping operations. While the stress on issues of civil-military coordination (CIMIC) has largely been regarding peacekeeping and humanitarian organisations, less attention has gone to the role of the military in fostering peacebuilding; moreover, the role of CIMIC across the spectrum of peace support operations and enabling the transition from peacekeeping to peacebuilding.