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The Center for Civil-Military Relations
(CCMR) conducts a three-week Expanded International
Military Education and Training (EIMET) approved
course entitled "Planning
Peace Operations" at the Naval Postgraduate
School, Monterey, California.
The key objectives of the course
of instruction are to:
- advance international participation in
peace operations;
- enhance other countries' capabilities to
participate in and lead peace operations;
- support international understanding of the
strategic and operational planning of peace
operations;
- enhance standardization of peace operations
doctrine;
- improve interoperability of staff planning
for peace operations among participating countries.
The Planning Peace Operations course
provides an understanding of the roles and functions
of the United Nations in international political
and security matters, particularly peacekeeping,
as well as those operational staff and managerial
skills needed for understanding the complexities
of establishing, conducting and terminating peace
operations.
This course covers all of the United
Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations
recommended subject areas for strategic and operational
level training including:
- strategic planning for peace operations;
- managing conflict in complex contingency
operations;
- civil-military relations challenges in peace
operations;
- national strategic planning considerations
for peace operations participation;
- operational concepts of peace operations;
and
- multinational logistics of peace operations.
The educational approach of this
course combines informational content along with
practical exercises in operational planning to
provide participants with the skills and knowledge
needed to effectively design and prepare their
national forces for participation in peace operations.
Course Dates
The Planning Peace Operations course
will be offered in residence at the Naval Postgraduate
School, Monterey, California once a year, usually
in August.
Participants
This course is designed for international
military officers in the ranks of captain to colonel
and civilian equivalent officials responsible
for strategic planning and organizing their country's
participation in peace operations, as well as
for those personnel responsible for developing
and implementing operational concepts and plans.
Attendance by several officer
Accommodations
Participants are normally housed
on campus at the Naval Postgraduate School Bachelor
Officer Quarters (BOQ). These rooms are near the
classrooms where the course is conducted. The
rooms include a private bath, television, telephone,
and a small refrigerator and microwave oven, and
cost under USD 20.00 per day. Accompanying spouses
and children may also stay in the BOQ for a small
additional charge. Medical care is available on
an emergency basis only.
Language
SAOs and participants should be aware that
the course is conducted entirely in English and
that the program strongly emphasizes group discussion.
The ECL requirement is 80.
Cost
The cost of the course is USD 6,500 per student.
This fee does not include transportation to or
from Monterey or the student's living expenses
while in Monterey.
Contact Information
The Primary Contact is Ken Dombroski (831-656-2903;
kdombroski@nps.edu).
Secondary POC is Matthew King (831-656-3153;
mtking@nps.edu).
Documents
Planning Peace Operations Fact Sheet
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