Establishing law and order after conflict by seth g jones jeremy m wilson andrew rathmell k jack riley related topics homeland security and public safety international affairs law and business military force planning national security and terrorism public safety citation embed view related products. Establishing law and order after conflict book description in a nation building operation outside states invest much of their resources in establishing and maintaining the host countrys police internal security forces and justice system this book examines post cold war reconstruction efforts such as those in iraq and afghanistan and . 14 establishing law and order after conflict promote economic development and transitions to pluralist demo cratic and effective political institutions 6 even after major combat or. Establishing law and order after conflict open full report open full report assessment of us and allied success in reconstructing internal security institutions this report argues that providing security and reconstructing internal security institutions is a key component of nation building operations