Regional Engagement from Phase 0: A Joint Interagency Task Force for the Trans-Sahel

Abstract

The Bush Administration's March 2006 National Security Strategy (NSS) delineates nine essential tasks for reaching the President's goal of ending tyranny in our world. Africa's challenges, recognition of its growing strategic significance, and the impact of failing states and ungoverned areas on U.S. security are woven throughout the NSS. For most of Africa, the Commander, United States European Command (EUCOM), executes those NSS tasks which fall under the Department of Defense (DoD). General Jones, the commander, recently acknowledged Africa as EUCOM's primary focus. However, EUCOM's transformation strategy specifically precludes establishing a new permanent presence on the continent. European Command should create a long-standing Joint Interagency Task Force for the Sahel (JIATF-TS), modeled upon JTF-HOA but with an increased emphasis on interagency and non-governmental organization (NGO) interaction. JIATF-TS is EUCOM's operational-level answer to the goals for Africa outlined in the National Security Strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 2006
Accession Number
ADA463646

Entities

People

  • Penny A. Heiniger

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Continents
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • United States European Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

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