Last year’s Symposium examined how to redefine the role of civil affairs (CA) in large-scale combat operations (LSCO) as a critical economy-of-force capability that preserves combat power and lethality, consolidates gains, and shapes conditions in the human dimension to “secure the victory” – before, during, and after LSCO. CA does this through its core competencies of Military Government Operations (MGO), Civil Network Development and Engagement (CDNE), Civil Knowledge Integration (CKI), and...

Image created by Microsoft CoPilot By Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Botero Generative AI is quickly transforming society—and just as quickly producing problems. Through its ability to create new content (e.g., text, video, audio) based on existing data that can infringe on copyright protections or even mimic real footage to spread disinformation, much attention has been given to the problems Generative AI is creating in civilian society. Unfortunately, our military preparation is lagging, and...

With the support of the ROTC Department of Niagara University, the Civil Affairs Association has published Volume 12 of the Civil Affairs Issue Papers on “Redefining Civil Affairs.” In addition to the final report on last fall’s Civil Affairs Symposium, the volume contains the five papers selected for publication during the 2025 Symposium: 1. “Organizing for Large-Scale Combat Operations: Consolidation of Civil Affairs Forces at the Division” - Shawn M. Blaydes, J. Mike Teeter, and Walter...