Seizing the Golden Hour: Tasks, Organization, and Capabilities Required for the Earliest Phase of Stability Operations

by Stephen Watts, Derek Eaton, Nathan Chandler, et al.

This report analyzes the golden hour--the early phase of a postconflict stability operation--and the actions, organization, and capabilities necessary to seize it and set the conflict-affected country on a path to self-sustaining peace. There is evidence that the early phases of postconflict operations are critical for improving the odds of success and reducing the eventual costs of achieving an acceptable outcome.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977404081
• ISBN13: 9781977404084
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"