Building Partner Capacity
Abstract
U.S. security strategy depends upon creating adequate governmental and military capabilities in partner nations to enable them to address security challenges with a minimum commitment of U.S. forces. As Secretary of Defense Gates noted, the existence of such capabilities helpsprevent regional security problems. Thus, developing effective mechanisms to help partners improve governmental and military capabilities isa priority for the United States. IDA provides the Department of Defense (DoD) with a number of tools for building partner capacity. Two of those efforts are the Defense Resource Management Studies project (DRMS) and the Synthetic Environment for National Security Estimates (SENSE) project. During the past 16 years, DRMS has helped 31 countries improve their abilities to plan and manage their national defense organizations. And for just over decade, SENSE has helped leaders in more than a dozen countries grapple with the political, military, and economic complexity of sustaining peace in post-conflict environments. Together, these IDA programs have helped build management capacities in key security partners around the world. This article will discuss where and how DRMS and SENSE have been engaged, what they have accomplished, and what lessons have been learned that might make similar U.S. Government efforts in this area more effective.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- AD1124076
Entities
People
- Charles Fletcher
- Jason Dechant
- Wade Hinkle
Organizations
- Institute for Defense Analyses