CCMR Visit in Iraq
CCMR Mideast Program Director, Mr. John Feeley, visited Baghdad, Iraq,
from 20 to 28 June 2008 for consultations regarding CCMR support to U.S. and
Government of Iraq efforts to build capacity and to continue security sector
reform. Mr. Feeley's visit was at the behest and through the sponsorship of
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Security. The purpose of Mr.
Feeley's visit was to consult with senior Iraqi officials involved in
security and seek out areas of mutual interest with regard to senior
education.
NPS Students exercise UN Peacekeeping in Bangladesh
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, Monterey, Calif.— A UN peacekeeping exercise in
Bangladesh in April gave six students from NPS the chance to bridge their academics
to the real world in a multi-national setting.
According to Air Force Major Jim Hackbarth, NPS Student Council Chairman and one of
the six students on the trip, the experience was excellent. "This was a chance for
us to do something in the real world that really connected with our academics. It was
a fantastic opportunity."
The exercise known as "Shanti Doot 2"—which means Ambassador of Peace—was
sponsored by the Center for Civil-Military Relations here. Hosted by the armed forces
of Bangladesh in the capitol city Dhaka and co-hosted by the United States Pacific Command,
the exercise operated in two parts. The smaller section was a command post exercise (CPX)
in Dhaka, while the larger portion was a field training exercise (FTX) in the jungles north
of the city. Five of the NPS students worked in the CPX and one helped run the FTX.
For more information click here.
For a Powerpoint presentation on the program click here.
CCMR completes 5th Anniversary global seminar in Combating Terrorism.
During the last two weeks in April, the 11th course in the 'Civil-Military Responses
to Terrorism' series was conducted for an audience of 25 military officers and civilian
officials from 24 countries. This program continues to focus on assisting other governments
to make better decisions in challenging the threat and the reality of terrorism. The twin
major themes of Interagency Coordination and International Cooperation continue to feature
prominently in the content of every course, but each seminar is deliberately unique.
For this course, CCMR partnered with The Center for Asymmetric Conflict (CAW),
a government organization, and Asia-Global Technologies, a private company,
to expand the menu of ideas and approaches to be discussed. We have noticed a steady
increase in the quality of the participants who come to Monterey for these seminars,
and we have integrated much new material in an effort to always challenge them.
The following governments were represented:
| Indonesia |
Thailand |
| Malaysia |
India |
| Bangladesh |
Botswana |
| Nigeria |
Zambia |
| Mozambique |
Kenya |
| Croatia |
Montenegro |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Bulgaria |
| Latvia |
Jordan |
| Lebanon |
Saudi Arabia |
| Kyrgyzstan |
Peru |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
Afghanistan |
| Macedonia |
Nepal |
The Monterey course is offered twice per year in April and September. It is financed
with CT 'Fellowship' funds from OSD but can be financed in a number of other ways.
The course is in English. The program manager is Paul Shemella
(pshemell@nps.edu, 831-656-3832).
CCMR at the ISA 49th Annual Convention, San Francisco, 26-30 March 2008
Between February 26–30 March 2008, a CCMR team composed of Dr. Thomas
Bruneau (chair), Dr. Kenneth Dombroski (discussant), CAPT Tim Doorey,
USN and Florina Cristiana (Cris) Matei (presenters) participated in the
49th Annual Convention of International Studies Association (ISA),
the most prominent organization of scholars in the field of International
Studies, held in San Francisco. Dr. Marco Cepik from Brazil and Dr. Jose
Olmeda from Spain also joined the CCMR panel. The CCMR panel—entitled
"The Effective Utilization of Intelligence: The Central Role of an Interagency
Process"—was one of the few that assessed intelligence transformation
in countries other than the United States, such as Colombia, Brazil, Argentina,
Chile, Spain, Japan and Romania; the topic got positive reaction from the public.
Michael Warner, ODNI was very appreciative of CCMR's rich selection of case studies.
It is also worth mentioning that the editor-in-chief of the Intelligence and National
Security Journal Dr. Loch Jonson encouraged Cris Matei to send her paper on Romania
for review (for possible publication in his prestigious journal). The CCMR team
also participated in other sessions on intelligence.
CCMR Conducts Workshops with Civilian and Military Officials in Pakistan
CCMR has initiated a series of workshops with civilian and military officials
in Pakistan, aimed at creating a favorable security environment in the Federally
Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) for sustainable development. This project supports
the US Embassy's strategic goal of helping the government of Pakistan win back
the allegiance of citizens in the largely lawless region who may be tempted to
engage in violent political dissent. The workshops will also help both governments
manage the border with Afghanistan and reduce terrorist activity in Pakistan.
Working with a specially selected 'Contact Group' of civilian and military members,
CCMR will facilitate the development of an implementation plan for the area.
In the process, these joint efforts will be helping Pakistan generate a
civil-military decision-making process at the national level.
CCMR's 8th Seminar in Sierra Leone
Betweeen 25 and 29 February 2008, CCMR has conducted its 8th Civil-Military
Relations (CMR) Mobile Education Team (MET) Seminar in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Attendees included both civilian and military officers working for the Sierra
Leone government.
CSRS Hosts Navy Stability and Security Conference
Wednesday, February 13, 2008, by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kellie Arakawa
Cooperation, cross-community education and maritime strategy were the central
themes that resonated throughout this year's U.S. Navy Stability and Security
Conference, hosted by the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Stabilization
and Reconstruction Studies (CSRS) Jan. 30-31 in Arlington, Va. CSRS is an institute
at NPS that focuses on educating organizations that contribute to international
reconstruction and stabilization efforts through courses, workshops, conferences,
exercises and research initiatives. The January conference marked the second time
CSRS collaborated with the Strategy and Concepts Branch of the Office of the Chief
of Naval Operations for Information, Plans and Strategy (OPNAV N3/N5) to address
stability and reconstruction issues. See the entire article at here.
CCMR MET in Nepal, December 2007
CCMR in support of the United States Embassy Nepal, and in conjunction
the Nepal-based South Asia Center for Policy Studies (SACEPS) with the
support of the Asia Pacific Center of Securities Studies (APCSS)
co-hosted a highly successful off-site workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal,
during the period 12–13 December 2007. The goal was to gather a core
group of influential Nepalese leaders to foster dialogue and promote
consensus among Nepalese civilians and security sector personnel
regarding Nepal's next steps in the area of SSR based on previous
workshops. This workshop culminated in a presentation at the U.S.
Ambassador's residence with senior Nepalese political party and
governmental officials.
IDT Resident Course (29 October–5 November 2007)
CCMR conducted its third annual International Defense Transformation seminar
from 29 October to 5 November. The IDT program strives to help nations develop
integrated capabilities to respond more effectively to principle threats,
while contributing to collective security arrangements. Nations participating
in this year’s seminar included Nepal, Argentina, Poland, Slovenia, and Republic of Korea.
Guest faculty from US Joint Forces Command, NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT),
the Office for Forces Transformation (OFT), and US Pacific Command provided unique
perspectives on regional and multinational transformation to the NPS faculty presentations.
Civil-military Seminar Kicks Off
Article published by the "Daily Observer", Tuesday, August 14, 2007, Banjul, Gambia
Author: Ebrima Jaw Manneh
Sixty representatives from the civil society, the Gambia Armed Forces and other
law enforcement agencies yesterday started a seminar on civil military relations
in The Gambia, at Yahya AJJ Jammeh Gambia Armed Forces Joint Officers' Mess in Kotu.
Participants comprised representatives of the government, members of the National
Assembly, senior and junior officers of the Gambian security services, heads of civil
society organisations, newspaper editors, and politicians. The US Embassy in Banjul
and The Gambia government-backed up seminar is conducted by two representatives of the
Califonia-based Centre for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR), an agency of the United
States Department of Defence responsible for civil military relation education programmes
worldwide. Rt US Colonel Mensch, a Programme Manager for CCMR, who holds Bachelor's Degree
in Political Science and Master's Degree from the Naval Postgraduate School in Middle East
Studies, arrived in the country alongside Professor Letitia Lawson, a Senior Lecturer in
National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School in Califonia, to help bridge
the gap between the military and the civil society to ensure consolidated relations
between the two.
To view the entire article, please access it here.
Romanian AF General Aurel Stanciu, Deputy Head of the MOD Directorate for Operation,
Talks Highly about CCMR's Programs
In an interview with the 29 August – 4 September edition of the Romanian "Military Observer" periodical
("Observatorul Militar"), Romanian AF General Aurel Stanciu, who participated in the June 07 Executive Program
in Defense-Decision Making Course, in Monterey, talks about the relevance of this CCMR program in the education
and training of foreign officers. After reviewing the value of NPS in general, General Stanciu praises the variety
of topics included in the seminar (from military professionalism and national security strategy to the new
security landscape and strategies of combating terrorism), as well as the substance of linking the theoretical
approaches with practice, through the simulation exercises (including NET Assessment, crisis in intelligence,
stabilization and reconstruction, etc.). He emphasizes the importance of being in a multinational/international
educational environment (which gathered together officers and civilians from countries with diverse cultures
and different stages of reform and democratization) for future cooperation/collaboration.
Download the content of the original article here.
CCMR Team in Lima, Peru, 13-17 August, 2007
 Professor
Thomas Bruneau, Mrs. Florina Cristiana (Cris) Matei, and Professor
Phillip Williams traveled to Lima, Peru to deliver a seminar entitled
‘Intelligence and Terrorism’ at the request of the USMILGP
in Peru. This seminar was delivered to an audience of 45 mid-level
government officials and military officers from key security agencies
across the region (Peru, Colombia, Brazil and Uruguay).  The
seminar focused on the centrality of effective intelligence, under
democratic civilian control, in countering terrorism in South America.
Key topics included reviews of current terrorist threats, with case
studies from Colombia, Spain and Great Britain, the relationship
of terrorism and organized crime, terrorist financing, democratic
control and ethics in intelligence, the experience of the US intelligence
community in fighting terrorism, as well as the importance of public
affairs and working with the media. Once the CCMR team was able
to determine the interest and eagerness of the participants we increased
the content and defined the four exercises and two South American
presentations. Four simulation exercises were developed from scratch
and were very successful in engaging the participants in working
together to deal with real problems. The participants were eager
to make presentations on their countries’ experience in dealing
with terrorism, and we received superb briefings on Colombia and
Peru. The presentation on Colombia dealt with terrorism in that
country, and the success of President Uribe’s administration
in dealing with it. The Peruvian presentation, made by a member
of the Intelligence Committee in the Congress, established in Peru
last year, reviewed the legal basis and current development of that
committee.
During the seminar, the Wednesday night of a five - day program
Peru was hit by a very powerful and deadly earthquake. Our prayers
and sympathies go out to those who died and to the survivors. Due
to the integrity of the hotel, and the active commitment of the
participants, at no time did the CCMR team consider cutting short
the seminar. The day after the quake attendance was 75% of the previous
day, and on the last day it was 100%. We want to thank the participants
for their commitment in continuing with the seminar, which highlights
for the CCMR team the value they found in their participation.
NSA Participates in Khaan Quest 2007
 Major
Nielson, currently a student in the NSA department, was in Mongolia
taking part in Khaan Quest 2007, a United Nations peacekeeping exercise,
which concluded in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar on 10 August.
She was working on the exercise staff as a Civil Military staff
planner. Through combined training, U.S., Mongolian and other multinational
forces are improving their ability to conduct peace support operations,
working closely with their international partners.
Image: USMC Major Alexandra Nielsen consults with Indian Colonel
Rajwant Singh, French Colonel Phillipe Bardet, and Mongolian Major
Narankhuu Turbat (NPS alum, March 2007) on civil military relations.
CCMR CT Regional MET in Ecuador, July 2007
Professors Thomas Bruneau, Douglas Porch, Harold Trinkunas and Richard Wells traveled to Quito, Ecuador
to deliver a seminar entitled 'Civil-Military Responses to Terrorism' at the request of the Ecuador MILGP
and at the invitation of the Ecuadorian Joint Command. This seminar was delivered to an audience of 37
mid-level government officials and military officers from key security agencies across the region.
There were a total of 23 military officers and 14 civilians. In addition to 29 from Ecuador, there were
also 8 representatives from Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, and Peru. In addition,
David Stock, the SOUTHCOM CTFP program manager was in attendance throughout the seminar.
Nepal MET 28 May through 1 June 2007
Between 28 May and 1 June a CCMR team consisting of Mr. John Feeley, Dr.
Thomas Bruneau and representatives from the Nepal-based South Asia Center
for Policy Studies (SACEPS) with the support of the Asia Pacific Center of
Securities Studies (APCSS) co-hosted a highly successful workshop in
Kathmandu, Nepal. The goal was to foster focused dialogue and promote
consensus among Nepalese civilians and security sector personnel regarding
Nepal's ongoing Democratic Transitions particularly in the area of Security
Sector Reform. The workshop provided an excellent framework for future
work. This endeavor was the first of five planned workshops in Nepal
focused on Democratic Transition and Civil-Military Relations.
CCMR Mongolia Program 21–25 May 2007
Between 21 and 25 May 2007, a CCMR team consisting of Thomas Bruneau, Richard Goetze, and Richard Wells delivered a set
of nine seminar presentations during two and a half days for the National Security Council of Mongolia. The NSC seminar built
on more than ten years of CCMR involvement with Mongolia in several areas of national security and defense that is summarized
in the attachment. Chargé D Affairs, Brian Goldbeck addressed the opening ceremony of the seminar. The team, jointly or singly,
addressed five other audiences during the week, reaching a total of 260 civilians and 90 military, or border guard, officers.
On Friday, 25 May, the CCMR team had an out brief with Chargé Goldbeck, the outgoing and incoming ODC Chiefs, Chief Kyle Bauman
and the FSN Otgontsetseg Zundui. The team also conducted interviews with graduates of the NPS master's program for the assessment
study on IMET and Graduate Education. Bruneau was awarded the Medal for the 800th Anniversary of the Great Mongolian State,
signed by President Enkhbayar, in recognition of CCMR's work with Mongolia for over a decade.
CCMR MET in Togo, March 2007
A two person MET (Mr. Michael Mensch and Dr. Letitia Lawson) conducted a week long seminar on civil-military relations in Lome,
Togo, from 26–30 March 2007, for 54 civilian and military officers. This was the second seminar CCMR conducted in Togo.
The first was in August 2002. The substantive difference in the two programs is largely attributable to the improved political
climate in Togo following the death of President Eyadema in 2005 and the coming to office of his son Faure. The participants
in this seminar were far more at ease with each other and the topic, open to dialogue and seemingly committed
to improving their relationship.
CCMR Involved in Accreditation Program of the Military School in Chile
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From 30 October to 2 November 2006, Dr. Thomas Bruneau, Program Manager
for Latin America and Academic Liaison of the CCMR, participated in the
institutional accreditation program for the "Bernardo O'Higgins"
Military School in Santiago, Chile. The results of the accreditation
study were presented to over 700 students, faculty, and officers.
The military school was accredited until 2011.
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Global
Peace Operations Initiative
CPX/FTX
Khaan Quest 2006
August, 2006 • Mongolia
The United States Department of State and Office of the Secretary
of Defense
conducted an annual Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) multinational
Capstone Event in Mongolia (the first of this series) in August
2006. The goal of these exercises was to improve GPOI Peace Support
Operations (PSO) corecompetencies, enhance multinational interoperability,
enhance military to military relationships, and improve teamwork
and multinational cooperation.
Photographs
West Africa Regional Mobile Education Team (MET) Seminar
24–28 July, 2006: West Arica Civil-Military Responses to Terrorism MET,
at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC), Accra, Ghana
Between 24–28 July, 2006 CCMR conducted the West Africa Regional Mobile Education
Team (MET) Seminar on Civil-Military Responses to Terrorism, at the Kofi Annan International
Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPTC), Accra, Ghana. The 46 military officers and civilian
officials from 12 African countries provided a wide array of views and experience from within
the region; they discussed creative regional approaches, producing three lists of recommended
collective measures against terrorism to present to their superiors at home. The CCMR faculty
consisted of Mr. Tim Heinemann, Dr. Peter Chalk, and Mr. Paul Shemella, augmented by members
of Special Operations Command Europe and The CIMIC Center of Excellence in Budel, The Netherlands.
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