Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/1047
Title: Another Lesson Learned in Afghanistan: the Concept of Cultural Intelligence
Authors: Yalçınkaya, Haldun
Özer, Yusuf
Publisher: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
Source: Yalçınkaya, H., & Özer, Y. (2017). Another lesson learned in Afghanistan: the concept of cultural intelligence. International Peacekeeping, 24(3), 434-460.
Abstract: Culture has recently become a significant aspect of military operations; the ability to win hearts and minds' of a local population is gained through cultural awareness, a product of cultural intelligence. This article aims to discuss the role of culture during peace operations in particular, and population-centric military operations in general. In this context, the concept of cultural intelligence is discussed through the concepts of power', intelligence', and culture'. The theoretical discussion raises the importance of cultural intelligence for the exercise of soft and smart power in operational areas. NATO's International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan was chosen as a case study and the data were collected through interviews with an expert group of 45 individuals. These interviewees with field experience in peace operations provided a foundation for widening the theoretical approach. The article concludes with the interpretation of the obtained data. The research findings prove that the skill of conquering people's hearts and minds in operation environments can be developed through cultural intelligence, and military leaders/political decision-makers should not neglect cultural intelligence as a soft power tool in peace operations as well as in population-centric military operations.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2016.1244485
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11851/1047
ISSN: 1353-3312
Appears in Collections:Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection
Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü / Department of Political Science and International Relations
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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