S A C, Zurich, Jan2010

Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes Senior Advisory Council Meeting Zurich 27 Jan 2010

In memoriam, Dr. Olga Danylova, Mr. Anton Tkach, ADL WG members from Ukraine

Opening Remarks Dr. James MacDougall Chairman

Agenda
Program and Budget Overview
Publications Program
Annual Conference
New Rotating Member of SAC
Outlook to FY 2011 and Beyond
Other Business

Program and Budget Overview

Program
SAC-assigned goals
Promote Defense Institution Building through defense education enhancement
Sustain Regional Stability through multinational education and research
Supported through:
Working/Study Group programs
Publications
Annual Conference
Web Portal

Education Development Working Group ED WG Mr. John Berry, Interim Chairman USA

Education Development Working Group
Three interconnected pillars
How to Teach – learning methodologies
What to Teach – curriculum development
Direct Consultations – tailored for each country
Defense Education Enhancement Programs (DEEP)
Terms of Reference 2009
Mission, objectives, organization, operating guidance

ED WG Leadership
Interim Chair – John Berry, U.S. National Defense University
Co-chair – Open
Team Leads for each pillar
Learning Methodologies:
Dr. Kathaleen Reid-Martinez, Azusa Pacific University
Curriculum Development
Dr. David Emelifeonwu, Canadian Defence Academy
DEEP
Dr. Jim Keagle, U.S. National Defense University

Learning Methodologies
Multinational Seminars for Partner Educators
“ Defense Educators’ Program”
Accomplished
3 rd annual hosted by Albania in June 2009
Influenced 26 educators from 13 countries
Some participants become facilitators
Planned
4 th annual to be hosted by Slovenia in June 2010
Exposes common challenges

Curriculum Development Accomplishments
Defense Institution Building Reference Curriculum
Published June 2008
First ever “NATO” curriculum—widely distributed by NATO
English, Russian, French
Tested with live audiences in Black Sea region and Kazakhstan; part of dialogue with other partners
Discussions planned with KZ, Moldova on specific chapters

Curriculum Development Plans
Professional Military Education Reference Curriculum
Requested by NATO
In production, expected completion 2011
Canadian lead, multinational team, with Partners
Levels
Precommissioning
Junior Officer
Command and Staff

DEEP Process
IPAP or bilateral request initiates
Initial peer review visit to validate partner needs
Multinational team with 2 co-leads
NATO I.S. opens door politically
ED WG educator is academic co-lead
Negotiate phased action plan
Every country is different
Demand-driven but guided by Western standards
PfPC takes a part of overall NATO plan
Recruitment of experts
Informal, through lateral contacts
Formal, through NATO request to nations

DEEP Teams
Kazakhstan
Dr. Al Stolberg, US Army War College
Launched Dec 07
Status: well developed
Accomplished
Learning Methods
Educator Workshop for Kazakh NDU Faculty
Mar and Oct 2009
Concentrated exposure to entire faculty
Curriculum Development Workshops
United States National Security Strategy (what it is and how strategy is formulated) Sep 08
United States Government Views on Security Issues in Central Asia Sep 08
Workshop on Threats to Security in the 21st Century Sep 08
Visit of Romanian and NATO logistics experts to KZ NDU for logistics curriculum development (facilitated by NATO) May 09
Peacekeeping and stability operations Jun 09
Partnership Action Plan for Defense Institution Building (PAP-DIB) Reference Curriculum Sep 09

DEEP Teams
Kazakhstan DEEP
Planned Activities
Curriculum development consultations
Western views on teaching defense economics and budgeting, TBD 2010
Western methods on teaching local war/small war in 21st century, Mar 2010
Western methods on teaching leadership theory, May 2010
Operational art case studies from a Western perspective in the 1918-1998 timeframe (to be provided by NATO)
KZ NDU leadership to visit Army War College and Marshall Center to view teaching methods Mar 2010
PfPC Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Working Group delegation visits KZ NDU to present methods of initiating a domestic ADL program Apr 2010
KZ NDU educators visit Romanian defense education institution to observe teaching of maintenance management (to be provided by NATO)

KZ DEEP Measures of Effectiveness
Strategy formulation curriculum provided during Sep 08 event to be used in future curricula
Much of the KZ NDU faculty has adopted new teaching methods presented during the educator workshops
KZ NDU logistics department has created a new topic in the curriculum “Logistics Systems for Coalition Forces during Military Conflicts in the Persian Gulf and Balkans.”
KZ NDU intends to maintain a long-term relationship with the Romanian NDU

DEEP Teams
Georgia
Dr. Jim Keagle, US National Defense University
Launched Sep 08 by NATO
Status: formative
Highlights of NATO action plan
Doctrine/defense planning; Joint Command and General Staff College; command and control course; air defense and land force integration; lessons learned; personnel management; logistics
PfPC Focus Areas:
Defense plans and policy
Joint logistics
Joint Command and General Staff College
Command and control course

DEEP Teams
Armenia
Dr. Jim Barrett, Canadian Defense Academy
Launched Sep 08 by NATO
Status: formative
Doctrine for education and training; command and staff course; increased use of civilian universities
PfPC focus area: increased use of civilian universities
Visit by Dr. Gleason, GCMC, Dec 09

DEEP Teams
Moldova
Prof Jef Troxell, US Army War College
Launched Jan 09 by NATO
Status: formative
Doctrine for education and training; basic cadet course; senior officer course
PfPC focus area: under development

DEEP Teams
Azerbaijan
Dr. Jim Keagle, US NDU
Launched by NATO Sep 08
Status: formative
Highlights of NATO action plan: Defense planning and strategic issues course to complement Strategic Defense Review; teaching/learning methodologies; English as a second language
PfPC focus area: defense planning and strategic issues course
Visit by Naval War College and NATO team 18-19 Jan 2010

Combating Terrorism Working Group CT WG Dr. Jay Le Beau, Chairman USA

CT WG Method
Identifies current terrorism theme each year
Conducts research over FY, meeting twice
Produces findings and recommendations
Offers multinational, including Partner, perspectives

Themes Studied in Recent Years
Jihadist terrorist recruitment in Europe 2007
Intelligence cooperation against terrorism 2008
Terrorism and the Internet 2009

CT WG Theme for 2010
Homegrown terrorism and jihadist self-radicalization

Regional Stability in Southeast Europe Study Group RSSEE SG Co-chairs Mr. Predrag Jurekovic Dr. Plamen Pantev Dr. Mladen Stanicic Bulgaria Croatia Austria

RSSEE SG Method
Chairmen identify current regional policy themes
SG organizes a single event to discuss theme
SG produces publication and policy paper

RSSEE SG 2009 Themes
2009 – Bosnia’s Year? The Challenge of Reaching Self-Sustainability in a Post-War Environment
Desecuritisation through Integration: A State Functionality Perspective

RSSEE SG 2010 Themes
15 Years of Peace-Building Activities in the Western Balkans – Lessons Learned and Challenges
Reichenau, Austria, 23-26 Apr, 2010
Sarajevo, 24-27 Sep, 2010, theme TBD
In collaboration with Bosnia NGO, Center for Security Studies

Security Sector Reform Working Group SSR WG Ms. Anja Ebnoether, Chairwoman Switzerland

SSR WG
Gender and SSR, 18-19 Feb 2010, Geneva
Why?
Human security complementary to state security
Increase effectiveness of security measures by taking into account perspectives of men and women on local security issues affecting them, especially in segregated societies
Prevent gender-based violence which can lead to vendettas and undermine confidence in security sector
Show an example of respect for human rights and inculcate it (role model)
Include women in security forces--recruitment, training, promotion, retention
Provides job opportunities, encourages education, increases security
Sep 09 NATO Directive on integrating UNSCR 1325 and gender perspectives in the NATO command structure including measures for protection during armed conflict
2010 is the UN year on gender

Gender and SSR Event
18-19 Feb 2010, Geneva
Planned Highlights
Key principles, strategies and methodologies
Why education and training (capacity building) is crucial to ensure inclusive and sustainable SSR processes
Gender perspective in NATO operations
Where NATO stands in promoting gender and SSR
Other initiatives – synergies?

Advanced Distributed Learning Working Group ADL WG Mr. Reto Schilliger, Chairman Switzerland

ADL WG Method
Workshops
Software familiarization
Course production and maintenance issues
Future developments presentations
Assist Partner nations to establish ADL
Low-cost writing and learning software for Partners
National “ADL day” during workshops

ADL WG Developments
User accounts grew 50% in 18 months
30,000 users on main server
>20 Cooperative Development Teams since 1999 produced 720 learning hours
$14-20 million value, provided free of charge

ADL WG Program
Accomplished in FY 2009
New version of PAP-DIB course
New version of ELTEC course
New course on procurement (NATO)
Update of Introduction to NATO course
Mandatory at NATO Defense College
Workshop in Kiev May 09
Workshop in Oberammergau Nov 09—10 th anniversary
Planned in FY 2010
ADL assistance visit to KZ NDU Apr 2010
Workshop in Chisinau May 2010
Workshop in Estonia Oct 2010
Cultural awareness course

Regional Stability in the Greater Black Sea Working Group RSGBSA WG Major General (ret) Dr. Mihail Ionescu, Chairman Romania

RSGBSA WG Program
Seminars delivered by “Mobile Contact Teams” (MCT)
Four cluster areas of regional interest
Crisis Management--2008
Romanian National Defense University “Carol I”
Defense Institution Building (DIB)--2009
Bulgarian National Defense and Staff College “Rakovski”
Human Resources Management--2010
George C. Marshall Center
Transnational Security Challenges—2011 (tentative)
Awaiting possible commitment from Turkey

RSGBSA 2009
DIB Seminar Bulgaria May 09
Multinational, all GBSA except Russia attended
Hosted by Rakovski Defense and Staff College
Guest speakers from ED WG introduced PAP-DIB Reference Curriculum
Civil Emergency Planning and Consequence Management Seminar Azerbaijan Sep 09
First single-nation MCT
Hosted by NATO International School of Azerbaijan
Used modified curriculum developed by Romania
Good internal interagency discussion

RSGBSA 2010
Crisis Management Seminar
May 2010
Single nation event
Hosted by NIISP, subordinate to National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
Developed by Romania

RSGBSA 2010
Human Resources Management Seminar
September, 2010
Multinational event
Hosted by Moldovan MOD
Developed by Marshall Center (CDR Hildenbrand)

RSGBSA 2010
Black Sea Defense Course/College
Exploring need and regional interest
Possible outgrowth of MCT program
Romania to host discussion Mar 2010
Annual planning workshop
Reichenau, Austria, 5-8 Nov 2010

Budget Overview

Budget FY 2009
Review of FY 2009
31 events, 5 publications
$750,000
In-kind contributions
Conference facilities
$16,000
Professional time/travel
$1,300,000

Budget FY 2010
FY 2010 Program
~50 events and 5 publications
Total expected outlay ~$1,000,000
WIF $760,000
GCMC $130,000
Others TBD
60% increase in events, mainly due to DEEP

Publications/Editorial Board Mr. Sean Costigan, Chairman USA

Connections – a PfPC Flagship
10-year old quarterly journal
800 copies printed per issue, delivered free of charge to institutions throughout the PfPC region
Edited in the United States and Germany, printed in and shipped from Bulgaria
Editorial Board comprised of 13 members from: Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Poland, United Kingdom, United States
Historical synergies with Combating Terrorism WG, Regional Stability in SE Europe SG, ad hoc Marshall Center conferences
Syndication of Connections on the International Relations and Security Network, Columbia International Affairs Online, and Military Education Research Library Network.

Editorial Board Meeting, Aug 09
Annual meeting gathering nearly all editorial board members
Numerous administrative and strategic concerns, particularly those regarding the present state of the journal, the website and our prospects for widening its reach
New member elected, CAPT Dr. Piotr Gawliczek, National Defence University, Poland
Core topics
Discussions of partnerships with indexers
Website changes and growth strategies

Russian Language Publication
Unanimous agreement by Editorial Board that cutting Russian publication was premature
Suggest to SAC a closely monitored one-year trial of online-only Russian publication, after which will reassess and, potentially, consider paper version.
Estimated extra cost per year (4 issues)
$40,000 for translation and copy editing in Russian
Note: printing and shipping would cost additional $12,000

Website
Core efforts
Opening PfPC endeavors, including publications, to the world through search engines
Improving mission critical metrics
PfPC to be upgraded to RIO 3.0, pending further development of RIO 3.1
700 average monthly article downloads in 2009

FY10 Themes for Connections
Building Integrity and Reducing Corruption in Defense
Civil-Military Relations
Emergency Preparedness/Consequence Management
Energy and Environmental Security
Foreign Policy Decision Making
Democratic Control of Armed Forces
South Caucasus Regional Stability
Professional Defense Education
Strategic Culture and Defense Decision-Making
Terrorism

FY 11 Proposed Themes
Cyber deterrence and Cyber warfare
Environmental Security: Sources of Cooperation and Conflict
Crisis Management/Disaster Response: Lessons Learned for Interoperability
Security, Stability, and Reconstruction Operations
Civil-military Relations in Transformation and Expeditionary Operations
Integration of Euro-Atlantic Norms and Values
Innovative Approaches to Defense Education
Dealing with Armed Non-State Groups

Annual Conference

Annual Conference
Date: Thur-Fri, June 17-18, 2010
Place: Warsaw, Poland, hotel TBD
Participants: 150 (55 WIF-funded)
By invitation only
Co-Host : Polish National Defence University

Budget
$150,000 WIF
Spending categories:
Partner travel
Staff travel
Speaker travel
Conference facilities
Interpretation
3 rapporteurs from West Point
Publication of Conference Proceedings

Theme Proposals
Overall theme:
Option 1: Leveraging Networks to Enhance Defense Education and Build Partner Capacity (APPROVED BY SAC)
Option 2: Leveraging Networks to Enhance Defense Education and Foster Stability
Sub-themes
Sub-theme 1: Building capacity to achieve a holistic view of professional defense and military education
Sub-theme 2: Governance, leadership and ethics
Sub-theme 3:
Option A: Challenges and rewards of modern learning methods in Partner militaries
Option B: Confronting violent non-state actors: best practices and challenges (Tentatively approved by SAC pending consultation with national authorities of members by 27 Feb 10)

Format Proposal
16 Jun
Arrivals, self-pay icebreaker at bar
17 Jun
A.M.
Keynote speaker
Panel moderators introduce sub-themes
Consortium update and intro to marketplace
Marketplace
P.M.
Lunch
Sub-theme work in 3 breakout groups—moderator, two speakers
Reception
SAC dinner
18 Jun
Panels report to plenary
Athena award
Vision speech
Closing then lunch

Marketplace
Purpose: showcase accomplishments, recruit new members
WGs produce own displays
Consortium Operations Staff produces general displays

Reception
Evening of 17 June
Hosted by Polish NDU
Location TBD

SAC Dinner
17 Jun after reception
Include Polish NDU Commandant
Local restaurant TBD by Poland

Thank you for your attendance End of Meeting

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