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Gates' Call For Military And Civilian Cooperation Echoes Rand Study
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 24, 2008 Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has called for the United States and NATO to integrate their military and civilian efforts, and that such coordination is crucial to success in Afghanistan and future military interventions. These comments are consistent with a new RAND Corporation report, "Integrating Instruments of Power and Influence: Lessons Learned and Best Practices," which was provided to Secretary Gates. Among the report's key recommendations: + The United States needs to shift substantial resources to the Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development; + U.S. leaders should delegate spending authority to the field level and require civilians and military officers to gain extensive cross-agency experience; + A major increase in U.S. funding of non-military activities, including adding at least 6,000 Foreign Service Officers for the State Department, 2,000 for USAID and recreating a separate "United States Information Agency"; + Deployed U.S. personnel must build international partnerships with NATO, the EU and the UN, and should focus on breaking down barriers of cooperation between NATO and the EU. The report was developed to provide a set of national security recommendations to the incoming presidential administration and new Congress. The effort was led by the RAND Corporation and the American Academy of Diplomacy. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Atlantic Eye: Ammar al-Hakim's Iraq
Prague, Czech Republic (UPI) Oct 23, 2008 He is vice president of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, the largest Shiite group in the Iraqi Parliament. He is heir to the prominent al-Hakim family. He exudes compassion and calm belying his age. |
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