There aretwomajorforces helping to shape the KBE. First, globalisation. Increasingly, economicactivityis undertaken without reference to international borders.
In addition to the capability to fight twomajor conflicts to a tolerable if not satisfactory conclusion, U.S. forces have been directed to conduct or be prepared for a wide range of other missions.
India, a major contributor to UN peacekeeping forces around the world, contributes around 2, 200 personnel to two battalions in South Sudan - one based in Jonglei and the other in Malakkal, on the border with Sudan.