Military Cooperation Frameworks: Effective Models to Address Transnational Security Challenges of the Asia-Pacific Region

Abstract

In January of 2010, Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell addressed the Senate Foreign Relations committee regarding the principles of United States engagement in the Asia-Pacific region, and emphasized the need to establish strong cooperative mechanisms between nations to address the transnational nature of the world's evolving security challenges. Issues such as terrorism, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, impacts of climate change, and the ever-growing competition for valuable natural resources are a few of the these challenges. As an integral part of the effort to create enduring comprehensive security solutions, there are numerous United States military "soft power" frameworks within the region that are designed to promote cooperation, collaboration, and capacity building. The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) and the Multinational Planning Augmentation Team (MPAT) are two such frameworks. A detailed analysis of these unique programs documents their utility in achieving deeper cooperation and security capacity building in the Asia-Pacific region, and identifies common principles that can be applied to further expand government cooperative efforts throughout this diverse region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 2011
Accession Number
ADA565132

Entities

People

  • Stephen C. Myers

Organizations

  • Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Crisis Management
  • Department Of Defense
  • Disaster Management
  • Environment
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • International Organizations
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Security
  • Teamwork
  • United States
  • United States Pacific Command
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design