Shifting State Partnership Program Resources to the Asia-Pacific Region
Abstract
The National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) has proven itself to be an efficient and economical program for developing partner capacity. The SPP includes a "whole-of-government" approach to engagement that includes state-level military, diplomatic, and economic engagement and partnership with the partnered country to develop its capacity and capabilities. The SPP's original focus was aiding the development of partner capacity in Central and Eastern Europe; facilitating several former Warsaw Pact member countries' entrance into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and creating lasting partnerships across Europe, Central Asia, and the Americas. Unfortunately, SPP resources are heavily invested in relationships in theaters other than the Asia-Pacific, causing them to be misaligned with the required rebalance to the Asia-Pacific. As a component of the U.S. strategy to rebalance in the Asia-Pacific Region, the United States should allocate additional SPP resources to expand the SPP within U.S. Pacific Command.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA589403
Entities
People
- Jeffrey C. Dickerson
Organizations
- United States Army War College