PREFACE -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHARACTERISTICS OF COMPLEX -- CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS -- FREQUENCY OF CONFLICT AND RESPONSE -- MILITARY TASKS IN COMPLEX CONTINGENCIES -- COMMON CONSTRAINTS ON OPERATIONS -- OVERVIEW OF THE RELIEF COMMUNITY -- ADVANTAGES TO BETTER COORDINATION -- WITH THE RELIEF COMMUNITY -- COORDINATION STRUCTURES AND THEIR LIMITS -- BARRIERS TO IMPROVED COORDINATION -- WITH RELIEF AGENCIES -- HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION AS A -- COALITION ACTIVITY -- A STRATEGY TO IMPROVE COORDINATION -- U.S. NGOs -- MAJOR INTERNATIONAL NGOs -- FRENCH EXPERIENCE AND PERSPECTIVES.