Building partner capacity : case studies of U.S. goals, efforts and outcomes / Dorian O'Keefe, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Keefe, Dorian, editor.

Series:

American political, economic, and security issues series.

American Political, Economic, and Security Issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Management.

United States.

National security--United States--Planning.

National security.

United States--Military relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Summary:

Since 2001, successive U.S. administrations have increasingly prioritized efforts to build foreign security forces--particularly in weak and failing states--arguing that doing so advances U.S. national security objectives. In turn, the Department of Defense (DOD) has invested billions of dollars in "Building Partner Capacity," (BPC) a term that refers to a broad set of missions, programs, activities, and authorities intended to improve the ability of other nations to achieve those security-oriented goals they share with the United States. This book first seeks to build a common understanding of what, exactly, constitutes BPC by illuminating the various ways in which different USG components define it. In so doing, it charts the evolution of BPC in national strategy documents since the term was first coined in 2006. With that intellectual baseline established, it then explores whether BPC has proven an effective means by which the United States has accomplished its strategic objectives to which such programs have directed since World War II. Moreover, the book discusses Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which provides the Secretary of Defense with authority to train and equip foreign military forces for two specified purposes--counterterrorism and stability operations--and foreign security forces for counterterrorism operations. The book also provides basic information on the Global Security Contingency Fund (GSCF) legislation; describes processes State and DOD have developed to manage the program; describes the status of GSCF projects; and assesses the extent to which State and DOD have clearly defined time frames for GSCF projects.

Contents:

BUILDING PARTNER CAPACITY CASE STUDIES OF U.S. GOALS, EFFORTS AND OUTCOMES ; BUILDING PARTNER CAPACITY CASE STUDIES OF U.S. GOALS, EFFORTS AND OUTCOMES ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 WHAT IS "BUILDING PARTNER CAPACITY?" ISSUES FOR CONGRESS*; Summary; Introduction: Why Is Building Partner Capacity of Interest to Congress?; Potential Key Issues for Congress; Explaining Effectiveness?; What Is "Building Partner Capacity"?; DOD Activities That Build Partner Capacity; BPC in National Strategy6; How DOD Executes BPC Strategies

DOD and Congressional Interpretations of BPCIs Building Partner Capacity Effective?; Rationale: BPC as an Exit Strategy from Wars; Case Study: Vietnam (1954-1973); Case Study: Afghanistan (2001-2015); Case Study: Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2010); Analysis; Rationale: BPC for Managing Regional Security Challenges; Case Study: U.S. Support to the African Union and the African Union Mission in Somalia (2005-Present)75; Case Study: U.S. Assistance to Mali (2002-2015)86; Case Study: U.S. Support to the Former Warsaw Pact (1994-Present)

Case Study: U.S. Security Assistance to Pakistan: 2002-Present96Analysis; Rationale: BPC to Indirectly Strengthen a Party to an Internal Conflict; Case Study: The United States and the Philippines, 1947-1953105; Case Study: U.S. Intervention in the Soviet-Afghan War (1980-1988); Case Study: U.S. Assistance to Colombia (2000-2015)110; Key U.S. Lessons Learned from Plan Colombia; Analysis; Rationale: BPC for Conflict Mitigation113; Case Study: BPC to Mitigate Conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1995-2002)114; BPC to Prevent the Re-Emergence of Conflict between Egypt and Israel117; Analysis

Rationale: BPC for Military Coalition ParticipationCase Study: Vietnam and the "Many Flags" Initiative; Case Study: Coalition Participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom; Case Study: Coalition Participation in Operation Enduring Freedom/ International Security Assistance Force; Analysis; Rationale: BPC to Build Institutional and Interpersonal Linkages; Case Study: The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (1995-Present); Case Study: International Military Education and Training141; "Leahy Law" Human Rights Provisions; Analysis; Rationale: BPC for Alliance Building

Case Study: BPC in Greece to Support NATO (1947-1952)BPC in Korea to Support the United Nations (1948-1950); BPC to Build Alliances in the Former Warsaw Pact (1992-2010); Analysis; Study Results; Effectiveness of BPC by Strategic Rationale; Explaining BPC Success and Failures; Potential Questions and Issues for Congress; Conclusion; End Notes; Chapter 2 SECURITY ASSISTANCE REFORM: "SECTION 1206" BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESS ; Summary; Background; Section 1206 in Action; Purpose, Scope, and Funding; Section 1206 FY2015 Funding Conditions; Section 1206 Programs and Funding, FY2015

Trends FY2006-FY2014

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-751-2