Stress-testing Solomon Islands peace operation scenarios

Report from the Solomon Islands scenario testing workshop held on 17 July 2003 at the Australian National University, Canberra. The aim of the workshop was to consider the international relations, military security, rule or law, and governance issues that may arise during the proposed mission and in so doing 'stress-test' the mandate for the Solomon Island peace operation.The challenge of the workshop was to identify early warning signals that may indicate which of the scenarios are likely to come true enabling an extended vision and strategy to be adjusted accordingly.