Sowing the Seeds of Strategic Success Across West Africa: Propagating the State Partnership Program to Shape the Security Environment

Abstract

The threat to U.S. national interests by the ISIL-affiliated group, Boko Haram and by transnational criminal organizations continue to plague West Africa. In the current era of fiscal constraint, low-cost options must be examined and the best approach must be taken to shape the security environment and stem the tide of regional instability. The National Guards State Partnership Program is a security cooperation tool that Geographic Combatant Commanders can leverage to enhance the military capabilities of partnered nations. This study will explore the viability of expanding the State Partnership Programs efforts in West Africa to support U.S. Africa Commands theater security cooperation objectives and overarching campaign plan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 09, 2017
Accession Number
AD1039562

Entities

People

  • Johnny J Wandasan

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Congress
  • Employment
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Terrorism
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Africa Command
  • United States European Command
  • United States Government
  • United States Southern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies