Security Assistance Reform
Security Assistance Reform

Author: Nina M. Serafino

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-08

Total Pages: 37

ISBN-13: 1437930603

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Contents: (1) Background; (2) Sect. 1206 in Action: Purpose, Scope, and Timeline of Current Activities; Sect. 1206 Recipients; Conditions on Sect. 1206 Programs; Joint DoD-State Dept. Selection and Approval Process; (3) Funding Provisions and Obligations; (4) FY 2011 Admin. Request; (5) Issues for Congress: Should DoD Retain Sect. 1206 Train and Equip Authority?; Are Sect. 1206 Funds Being Used Appropriately, ad Effectively?; Sustainability; Timeliness; Should Congress Provide the State Dept. and DoD with Overlapping Sect. 1206-type Authorities?; Should Congress Broaden Sect. 1206 Authority to Include T&E for Security Forces?; Should Congress Consider Broader Security Assistance Reform? Charts and tables.

U.S. Approaches to Global Security Challenges
U.S. Approaches to Global Security Challenges

Author: Kristen Boon

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 617

ISBN-13: 0199915903

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Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents is a series that provides primary source documents and expert commentary on the worldwide counter-terrorism effort. Among the documents collected are transcripts of Congressional testimony, reports by such federal government bodies as the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and case law covering issues related to terrorism. Most volumes carry a single theme, and inside each volume the documents appear within topic-based categories. The series also includes a subject index and other indices that guide the user through this complex area of the law. Volume 124, U.S. Approaches to Global Security Challenges, analyzes U.S. strategy toward security threats across the globe and identifies the beginnings of a shift away from a reliance on military power to the application of various types of civilian power which utilize a multinational approach. The documents introduced by Douglas Lovelace include U.S. perspectives on the international security situation generally as well as reports on more specific topics, such as the security situation in Afghanistan, terrorism in East Africa, the evolving role of NATO, and cooperation between the U.S. and other governments (such as the EU and China) in the fight against terrorism.

Integrating 21st Century Development and Security Assistance
Integrating 21st Century Development and Security Assistance

Author: J. Stephen Morrison

Publisher: CSIS

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780892065240

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Over the past few years, the Pentagon's role as a direct provider of foreign assistance has surged. The Department of Defense (DOD) has assumed an expanding role in counterterrorism, capacity building, post-conflict operations, and humanitarian assistance--beyond implementing traditional military-to-military programs supported by State Department funds. The CSIS Task Force on Nontraditional Security Assistance was constituted to identify the main drivers behind these trends; to assess Pentagon performance in several nontraditional areas; to examine what is happening in the diplomatic and development spheres; to evaluate the implications of DOD's enlarged role for U.S. national security, foreign policy, and development objectives; and to offer concrete recommendations to foster a balanced and sustainable division of responsibilities between the Pentagon and U.S. civilian agencies. The task force also examined the newly launched U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) as a case study for the coordination of military activities with those of the diplomatic and development communities.

Interagency Evaluation of the Section 1206 Global Train and Equip Program
Interagency Evaluation of the Section 1206 Global Train and Equip Program

Author: Charles W. Beardall

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-05

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 1437982549

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Section 1206 of the FY 2009 Nat. Defense Author. Act, provides DoD with new authority to expend DoD Oper. and Maint. funds to train and equip a foreign country's military forces. It specifies that DoD and State may help build the capacity of partner nations to: Conduct counter-terrorist operations, or Participate in or support military and stability operations in which the U.S. Armed Forces are a participant. This report is a review of the program to identify opportunities for improvements. It evaluated: Effectiveness in building capacity for counter-terrorist and stability or military operations; Efficiency with regard to project selection, execution, implementation, results, and sustainment; and Compliance with statutory requirements. Illus. This is a print on demand report.

Interagency Collaboration
Interagency Collaboration

Author: Janet A. St. Laurent

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 61

ISBN-13: 1437923151

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While national security activities, which range from planning for an influenza pandemic to Iraq reconstruction, require collaboration among multiple agencies, the mechanisms used for such activities may not provide the means for interagency collaboration needed to meet modern national security challenges. This report addresses actions needed to enhance interagency collaboration for national security activities: (1) the development and implementation of overarching, integrated strategies; (2) the creation of collaborative organizations; (3) the development of a well-trained workforce; and (4) the sharing and integration of national security information across agencies. Charts and tables.

Mission Creep
Mission Creep

Author: Gordon Adams

Publisher: Georgetown University Press

Published: 2014-12-12

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1626160945

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Mission Creep: The Militarization of US Foreign Policy? examines the question of whether the US Department of Defense (DOD) has assumed too large a role in influencing and implementing US foreign policy. After the Cold War, and accelerating after September 11, the United States has drawn upon the enormous resources of DOD in adjusting to the new global environment and challenges arising from terrorism, Islamic radicalism, insurgencies, ethnic conflicts, and failed states. Contributors investigate and provide different perspectives on the extent to which military leaders and DOD have increased their influence and involvement in areas such as foreign aid, development, diplomacy, policy debates, and covert operations. These developments are set in historical and institutional context, as contributors explore the various causes for this institutional imbalance. The book concludes that there has been a militarization of US foreign policy while it explores the institutional and political causes and their implications. “Militarization” as it is used in this book does not mean that generals directly challenge civilian control over policy; rather it entails a subtle phenomenon wherein the military increasingly becomes the primary actor and face of US policy abroad. Mission Creep’s assessment and policy recommendations about how to rebalance the role of civilian agencies in foreign policy decision making and implementation will interest scholars and students of US foreign policy, defense policy, and security studies, as well as policy practitioners interested in the limits and extents of militarization.

Buying National Security
Buying National Security

Author: Gordon Adams

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-02-11

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 1135172927

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Examines the planning and budgeting processes of the United States. This title describes the planning and resource integration activities of the White House, reviews the adequacy of the structures and process and makes proposals for ways both might be reformed to fit the demands of the 21st century security environment.