Diplomatic Enhancement Group: A Way to Enable the Joint Concept for Access and Maneuver in the Global Commons (JAM-GC)
Abstract
The Department of Defense (DOD) has developed the Joint Concept for Access and Maneuver in the Global Commons (JAM-GC) to improve the warfighting capability in a contested access environment. The problem that the DOD faces is gaining and maintaining access and support from a host nation that is 'inside' the adversary's antiaccess/anti-denial (A2/AD) protection bubble. The consistent movement of the inside force will create a challenge for the United States Department of State (DOS), which will be required to maintain access to countries where the DOD desires to establish an 'inside' force. The United States Agency for International Development provides an incentive that connects U.S. development funds to markets and if those funds are effective and sustainable, the receiving nation's will be more inclined to allow the presence of that inside force. Thus, the confluence of American security, diplomacy, and development challenges will increase pressure on American leaders to seek American interests overseas. A way to increase access to these contested areas and find efficiencies for the DOS/USAID could be the establishment of a Diplomatic Enhancement Group (DEG), a 30 to 40-person element that could work directly for a United States Ambassador in a country team.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 29, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1179038
Entities
People
- Ryan R. Gordinier
Organizations
- Marine Corps University