National Guard State Partnership Program: Building Partnership Capacity
Abstract
The National Guard State Partnership Program provides an effective method to utilize the military instrument of national power to enable security and stability with our partner nations, thus furthering application of U.S. diplomatic, economic, and informational instruments of power. The SPP is a practical method for identifying, developing, and assessing a partner nation s military capability for countering terrorism and insurgency, deterring aggression, providing a stabilizing presence, and building humanitarian aid and disaster relief capacities. SPP supports U.S. armed forces primary missions as further illustrated in its historical background and purpose, identification of adversary frameworks and the U.S. strategic approach, SPP strategic alignment, and recommendations for assessing program justification.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA589487
Entities
People
- William J. Spence
Organizations
- United States Army War College