The Global Peace Operations Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

The 111th Congress may consider extending funding for the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI), the centerpiece of the Bush Administrations efforts to prepare foreign security forces to participate in international peacekeeping operations. GPOI was established in mid-2004 as a five-year program with intended annual funding to total $660 million from FY2005 through FY2009. The primary purpose of the five-year program was to train and equip 75,000 military troops, a majority of them African, for peacekeeping operations by 2010. In October 2008, the National Security Council's Deputies Committee approved a five-year renewal of GPOI's mandate, which the Obama Administration affirmed once it took office, according to the State Department.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 2009
Accession Number
ADA500360

Entities

People

  • Nina M. Serafino

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • European Union
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • South Asia
  • United States
  • United States European Command

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.