Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 08/2010

Drawing the lines: the Norwegian debate on civilian-military relations in Afghanistan

Arne Strand

June 2010

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre

Abstract

Military and civilian actors are engaged in a debate over where to draw the lines in the provision of humanitarian and development assistance. This is illustrated in Afghanistan by the different national models applied to Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs). Norway has opted for a model that clearly separates the civilian and military components within the PRT.