The long road : Australia's train, advise and assist missions / edited by Tom Frame.

Collection type	Library
Author	Frame, T. R. (Thomas R.), 1962-, editor.;
Call Number	327.94 L848
Document type	Monograph
Year	2017. 2017. 017.
Pagination	xxvi, 390 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Publisher	New South Books, NewSouth Publishing,
Note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-381) and index. Helping neighbours and partners stabilise their political systems while working towards peace and prosperity is a core activity for the Australian Defence Force, and the responsibility of many government departments and agencies, including the AustralianFederal Police. Private contractors also play a part in providing essential services and creating vital infrastructure. For the first time, The Long Road analyses the successes and failures of Australia's train, advise and assist' missions over the past f ifty years in Iraq, Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, Bougainville, the Solomon Islands, South Vietnam and Uganda. A diverse array of contributors - including reporters Chris Masters and Ian McPhedran, politicians Kevin Andrews and David Feeney, economists, scientists, aid workers, business leaders, diplomats and military personnel - explore the complex challenges Australia faces in its protracted journey towards being better prepared to build security capacity within conflict-ravaged nations.
Place made	Sydney, NSW :

Abstract

Foreward / Dr Alex Zelinsky -- Preface / Cameron Butler -- The long road to peace and prosperity / Tom Frame -- Vietnam: Insights gained, lessons lost / Bob Hall -- The Commonwealth Military Training Team Uganda / Patrick Cullinan -- The political cycle and long-term commitments / Kevin Andrews -- New demands in the South Pacific / David Feeney -- 6 Politics, policy and defence / Paul Symon -- Train, advise, assist: A British perspective / Richard Iron -- He waka eke noa: A New Zealand perspective / Rich ard Taylor -- Defence and the media / Ian McPhedran -- Reporting security force assistance / Chris Masters -- Advisers for a generation / Brett Chaloner -- In the moment / Andrew Roberts -- Advise harder: Reflecting critically on capacity building / Ma rk O''Neill -- Train, advise and assist in the South Pacific / Jack McCaffrie -- 15 The challenge from the air / Matt Hegarty -- International police development / Jason Byrnes -- Defence science and technology / Matthew Richmond -- Emotional intelligence and military advisers / Deborah Jeppesen -- The big investment Kendy Hau -- Army reform and assistance missions / John Blaxland -- 21 Strategic planners Andrew Maher / Entrepreneurship for post-conflict reconstruction / Andrew Blyth -- Assistance mission s and contractor support / Glenn Keys -- The soldier-state compact beyond national defence / Tom Frame -- Postscript / Brett Chaloner and Mark O''Neill.