A State Partnership Program (SPP) for Afghanistan

Abstract

A National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) for Afghanistan will advance Afghan security and stability, build partnership capacity, enhance local governance and development, and promote a long-term, enduring relationship in support of a U.S. strategic partnership with that country. The SPP would be conducted as an integral part of U.S. Central Command's (USCENTCOM) Security Cooperation strategy, which has already established successful SPPs with the nearby Central Asian states of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Research reveals that a SPP is consistent with both U.S. National Military Strategy (NMS) and USCENTCOM's Theater Security Cooperation Plan (TSCP), and that positive SPP results in neighboring countries bodes well for similar success in Afghanistan. This project examines the congruence of U.S. strategy with regard to the role of stability and cooperation operations, how SPPs complement such strategies, and how SPPs have already contributed positively to other countries in that region. Finally, it recommends a state partner that would be beneficial to that country and to U.S. national interests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA510869

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People

  • Philip A. Stemple

Organizations

  • Drug Enforcement Administration

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  • Biomedical
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  • Border Security
  • Central Asia
  • Department Of State
  • Doctrine
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Students
  • United States Central Command
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

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