Abstract
The integration of cultural elements into the operational planning process is a complex task that requires practical and theroretical tools for a wide comprehension of the context to help solve the problem. This article shows the results of an empirical research which presents conflicting cultural factors as the starting point for the construction of mediating structures. The main result of our research is a partial cognitive structure, a system of ideas, represented in a template listing the basic conflictive factors at the tactical level that military could find in the development of their tasks. The template is also a valuable aid to design military training curricula and to be applied to any post-conflict stability operation in complex environments resulting from irregular or asymmetric conflicts.
Highlights
Culture in Asymmetric Conflicts[2]In today’s world, as conflicts have become increasingly complex, changing and difficult to sort out old models are unable to account for them
The purpose of the present study is to provide a system of ideas which facilitates the identification of those aspects with regard to culture; it is what we call conflictive cultural factors
Some information gathered through intelligence operations can be pertinent and become part of the knowledge and experience which may help refine the instruments and tools that facilitate the development of relationships in other activities
Summary
Culture in Asymmetric Conflicts[2]In today’s world, as conflicts have become increasingly complex, changing and difficult to sort out old models are unable to account for them. The new conflicts correlate with secessions, genocides, interethnic confrontations, civil wars, etc., as well as the appearance of fragile states.[3] a prominent and common feature of many of those conflicts is the inequalities of the parties, which according to Mary Kaldor are based on identity issues rather than on ideologies or geopolitics as was characteristic in old wars.[4] Amid such a context, international missions are designed to further peace, stability or post-conflict reconstruction operations. In order to carry out the mission, having a sound knowledge of the different identities and cultures involved in the conflict becomes a critical factor[5]. Ethnicity, and identity—among others—are new concepts in the military sphere of countries that have deployed forces to participate in international peace or post-conflict reconstruction operations
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