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Archived Events:
An archive of previous CCMR Events can be found here.
CCMR MET on Federalism in Nepal, 30 March – 4 April 2009
CCMR participated in a workshop on Federalism and Security in Nepal co-hosted by South
Asia Center for Policy Studies (SACEPS), Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS)
and Asia Foundation (AF). The workshop, held March 30 to April 3, looked at federalism
with Nepal. The workshop was conducted in support of the efforts of the current Nepalese
government and the political parties in Nepal to implement the requirements laid down
in the interim constitution for the development of the new constitution. However,
there remain sharp differences of opinion on the final form of Federalism. The group's
final report was presented to the Chairman of Nepal Constituent Assembly/Parliament's
Committee on State Affairs and Constitutional Reform. Participants included senior
members of Nepal Government, political parties, civil society, security agencies,
Kathmandu Diplomatic Corps and two security experts and speakers from India. The workshop
examined several different forms of federalism with speakers from India and the
United States explaining how their federal structures evolved. These presentations
helped establish some common terms and examine how federal structures can be
adapted to the political circumstance.
Workshop Explores Bond Between Economic Recovery and International Stability
Article By: MC2 Kellie Arakawa
At the Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies (CSRS),
educational programs explore methods for creating jobs and rebuilding livelihoods in
post-conflict environments, highlighting the important role economic recovery serves
in maintaining peace and enhancing international security.
In April, CSRS hosted its second economic recovery workshop for representatives of
military, government, non-governmental and international organizations and agencies.
The event, "Getting Back to Work: Rebuilding Livelihoods in Post-Conflict Environments,"
gave a wide range of participants — many of whom have extensive experience in the
economics of post-conflict reconstruction — greater knowledge of the different tools,
methods and frameworks for creating jobs and rebuilding livelihoods.
To view the entire article, click here
CCMR Prof Pioneers Book on Transforming Defense Capabilities
Article By: Barbara Honegger
April 17, 2009
The new textbook is a collaborative effort among the Naval Postgraduate School;
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Command Transformation; U.S. Joint Forces Command
Experimentation Directorate; the Office of the Secretary of Defense Transformation
Chairs Network; and U.S. Pacific Command Experimentation Directorate, which also
endorse its content.
For the entire article click here.
 Former CCMR Director, Confirmed by Senate for High Level Department of Defense Position
On May 18, 2009, the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Paul N. Stockton as “Assistant Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs)” within the Department of Defense (DOD). He was nominated on April 27, 2009 by President Barack Obama. Dr. Stockton was co-founder and served as director of the Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) from 1995 until 2000. He was the founding director of the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). Dr. Stockton is currently a senior research scholar at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC).
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IDT MET in Argentina, 20-24 April 09
Between 20-24 Apr 09, Scott Jasper, International Defense Transformation
Program Manager; Thomas Bruneau, Program Manager for Latin America;
Ralph Doughty, Transformation Chair at the Army Command and General
Staff College; Stein Ellingsen and Scott Moreland, CCMR lecturers;
and Paul Giarra, Practical Exercise facilitator, participated in
an IMET-funded seminar at the National Defense Academy in Buenos
Aires, Argentina. During the plenary sessions, Jasper introduced
the Capabilities-Based Approach as it applies in the context of
the Combined Operating Environment. Dr. Bruneau focused on the evolution
of professional military education, while General Doughty shared
insights on U.S. transformation concepts and implementation via
a case study of the Army’s Stryker program. Moreland and Ellingsen
shared observations, best practices, and lessons learned from OIF/ISAF
and UN peace support operations, respectively, with Mr. Ellingsen
offering an additional presentation on UN Logistics as specifically
requested by the Ministry. Each participant was also provided with
Jasper’s recently published edited volume, Transforming Defense
Capabilities.
CCMR MET in San Salvador, 23-27 March 2009
Between 23-27 Mar 09, Professor Thomas Bruneau, Program Manager for Latin America,
Kara L. Bue, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, and Richard B. Goetze, Jr.,
Deputy Program Manager for Latin America, participated in an IMET-funded seminar at
the Center for High Strategic Studies (CAEE), in San Salvador, El Salvador. In addition,
Vice Admiral (USN-retired) Daniel Oliver, President of the Naval Post Graduate School
attended and observed the seminar for three days. This CAEE class consisted of
55 participants, including thirty-nine civilians and sixteen officers from the
armed forces. The team of an academic, a retired senior officer, and a person
with political experience was perfect for the CAEE course. The opening ceremony
was officiated by the Vice Minister of National Defense (Vice Admiral Palacio Luna).
The closing ceremony was officiated by the Vice Minister of National Defense and the
Chargé of the American Embassy, Robert Blau.
Center for Civil-Military Relations Hosts 'Responses to Terrorism'
Class at NPS
By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman John R. Fischer
(published on NPS Website: Wednesday, September 24, 2008)
The Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) at Naval Postgraduate School
(NPS) hosted an interactive 'Civil-Military Responses to Terrorism' seminar
for international students in Monterey, Calif., between Sept. 8 and 19, 2008.
This class welcomed 33 participants from 27 countries, bringing the total number
of participants to approximately 4,000 students from more than 120 countries
for the last six years.
For more information click here.
CCMR in Support of the Inter-American System
During the first week of September CCMR supported the Inter-American
System in two very different contexts. In one, a CCMR team of Thomas Bruneau
and Richard Goetze delivered a three-day seminar on civil-military relations
at the Inter-American Defense College (IADC) in Washington, DC. This was the
fourth year in a row that CCMR was asked to present the tailor-made seminar,
which this year was delivered to 51 civilian and military participants
from most countries in the region as well as participants from the US.
In meetings with the Director of the IADC, RADM Moira Flanders, they provided
information and insights on major changes in the curriculum. In the other,
which was the VIII Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas, meeting in Banff,
Canada, the just published Comparative Atlas of Defense in the Americas, was provided
to all the representatives attending the conference. CCMR subsidized the English edition
of the Atlas. For more information on the Atlas go to
http://www.resdal.org/atlas/atlas-libros-2008.html
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.
CCMR Executive Program Consolidates Developing Democracies
(posted on NPS website, Thursday, July 03, 2008)
By Barbara Honegger Military Affairs Journalist
The timing couldn't have been more opportune for the Naval Postgraduate School
Center for Civil-Military Relations to illustrate civilian control of the military
to high-ranking officers from new and developing democracies. As more than 20 top
defense decision makers from around the world gathered at the Naval Postgraduate
School for the Center's Executive Program in Defense Decision-Making, June 2-13,
the top U.S. Department of Defense civilian, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates,
relieved the Secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force Chief of Staff of their
commands. (...)Representative Congressman Sam Farr (D-Carmel, CA) joined the
participants for the final course luncheon, and gave a short presentation followed
by a question and answer period. For more information click here
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 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.
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.
CCMR Team in Lima, Peru, 13-17 August, 2007
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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). 
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.
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