The Application of USAID and the Department of Defense in a Comprehensive Government Approach

Abstract

The foreign policy of the United States is built on the three Ds: development, diplomacy and defense (3Ds). The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the lead development agency; the Department of State (DOS) leads on diplomacy; and the Department of Defense (DOD) leads on defense issues. The 3D approach provides to the United States Government (USG) an opportunity to use a collective set of responses to tackle global security challenges. The 3D approach recognizes that to address the root causes of conflict, a wide range of skills, expertise, capabilities and resources are required, and that no single agency or department has them all. While DOD can stop violence and set conditions for security, USAID can ease the transition between conflict and long-term development, and DOS can build diplomatic relationships to create political engagement, negotiation and dialogue between conflicting groups seeking peace.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589539

Entities

People

  • Dale Skoric

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of State
  • Failed States
  • Federal Budgets
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Law
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies