text: Stability Considerations for Transitions
  2-74. When determining policies for treating the local populace, commanders consider other factors:
  * Generally, measures that are less restrictive are appropriate for civilians of friendly or nonhostile
  states. Measures that are more restrictive may be needed with civilians of hostile states.
  * Depending on the culture, the local populace may perceive certain actions as characteristic of an
  illegitimate or weak military government. On the other hand, certain actions, though permissible
  under international law, may aggravate an already complex civil situation or reduce the
  effectiveness of the force in imposing civil control.
  * Force may be used to subdue those who resist the transitional military authority or to prevent the
  escape of prisoners or detainees suspected of crimes. Commanders limit force to what is
  necessary and is consistent with international law. Leaders consult legal advisors when forming
  standing rules for the use of force and the treatment of prisoners, detainees, and other persons.
  2-75. Military commanders are inherently empowered to take all prudent and proportional measures
  necessary to protect their forces. However, during operations focused on stability, the nature of the threat
  can often inhibit the ability of friendly forces to differentiate between hostile acts, hostile intent, and
  normal daily activity among civilians. For this reason, military forces must retain the authority to detain
  civilians, using an acceptable framework under which to confine, intern, and eventually release them. This
  authority has the most legitimacy when sanctioned by international mandate or when bestowed or conveyed
  from the local or regional government power. The initial or baseline authority granted to military forces to
  use force to detain civilians will determine the status of the persons they detain. Based on that authority and
  the status of detained persons, forces will determine how to manage detainees, what due process is
  required, and whether to treat offenses as military or criminal offenses.
  Economic Stabilization and Recovery
  2-76. Transitional military authority generally focuses on security, the restoration and maintenance of law
  and order, and the immediate humanitarian needs of the local populace. In certain circumstances, military
  forces may need to act with regard to economic conditions that promote security and law and order.
  However, international law generally limits a transitional military authority in this area. Specific sources of
  international law directed at activities of the transitional military authority, such as UN Security Council
  resolutions, may provide additional authority. Commanders must routinely consult legal advisors in this
  complex area.
  2-77. When international law and the governing mandate permits a transitional military authority to engage
  in economic stabilization and recovery activities, two immediate goals exist for the economic sector. The
  first goal is to use all available goods and services as efficiently as possible to meet the essential needs of
  the local populace. The second is to revive the economy at the local level to reduce dependence on external
  support. Achieving these goals depends on stimulating production capability and workforce capacity. The
  transitional military authority should quickly identify local sources of supply and services to support
  military operations. This infuses critical monetary resources into the local economy to stimulate growth,
  investment, and development.
  2-78. Actions taken to stimulate economic recovery at the local level must closely work with efforts to
  stabilize the national economy. Therefore, the transitional military authority must immediately draw on the
  expertise and advice of civilian agencies (such as the Department of the Treasury) and organizations (such
  as the International Monetary Fund) to contend with macroeconomic challenges. Issues such as stabilizing
  monetary policy, controlling inflation, and reestablishing a national currency generally exceed expertise
  resident in the transitional military authority. This lack of expertise underscores the necessity of introducing
  appropriate civilian expertise as soon as practical or puts the success of broader economic recovery
  programs at risk from the outset of operations.
  2-79. Stimulating the economy at the microeconomic level facilitates economic recovery, especially in
  areas suffering from market failure or collapse. The transitional military authority may apply
  microeconomics principles to influence local prices, supply and demand, or the availability of labor. For
  example, the transitional military authority can offer small-scale grants and low- or fixed-interest loans to
  encourage entrepreneurial investment and host-nation enterprise creation. These practices enable
  impoverished people to invest in projects that generate income, begin to build wealth, and eventually get