DISAM Journal articles from July 2007

DISAM Journal archives from July 2007

United States Northern Command.
July 1, 2007... The U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) was established October 1, 2002 to provide command and control of Department of Defense (DoD) homeland defense efforts and to coordinate defense support of civil authorities. USNORTHCOM defends America's...

North American Aerospace Defense Command.
July 1, 2007... The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is a hi-national United States and Canadian organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America. Aerospace warning includes the monitoring of...

The Power of Alignment for Multi-Command Cooperation.(FEATURE ARTICLES)
July 1, 2007... Introduction Throughout history, organizations, companies, tribes, and commands have had to cooperate with each other to reach their mutual objectives. For example: * The Sioux and Cheyenne were obliged to merge to fight Custer *...

Knowledge management: harnessing mental capital for the future.
July 1, 2007... In our great-grandfather's day, lessons were often taught by those who had hands-on experience and teaching was very often "see, learn, do". The successive generations would add their practical lessons and improve the process or procedure....

Expanded military cooperation in the Western Hemisphere.(Company overview)
July 1, 2007... Introduction Canada and the United States have been on an historic journey for over forth- eight years. For almost five decades, they have ensured the aerospace sovereignty of North America, and in May 2006, they expanded their efforts to...

The United States and Mexico enhanced military cooperation.
July 1, 2007... This article identifies synergies between Mexico and the United States and potential areas of cooperation using the instruments of national power. The U.S. Joint Warfare of the Armed Forces focus on analyzing relationships among countries using...

Taking the communication high ground: the case for a joint inter-agency task force for strategic communication.
July 1, 2007... [The following are views of the author and not necessarily shared by U.S. Northern Command, North American Aerospace Defense Command, or the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management.] ... The only place we can lose is if the...

Offsets in defense trade eleventh report to Congress, January 2007.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)
July 1, 2007... U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security [The following are extracts of the eleventh annual report released January 2007. Some of the footnotes and tables have been...

2007 International narcotics control strategy report.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)
July 1, 2007... [As Prepared Statement on the Publication of the 24th International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Washington, D.C. March 1, 2007.] The Department of State (DOS) releases its 24th Annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report...

Fiscal year 2008 testimony on foreign assistance budget.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)(Company overview)
July 1, 2007... [The following are excerpts of the testimony presented to the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Washington, D.C., March 28, 2007.] Responsiveness to this Subcommittee ...

The president's fiscal year 2008 budget for international organizations and peacekeeping.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)
July 1, 2007... [The following statement are excerpts of what was presented to the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Washington, D.C., March 27, 2007.] The President has requested $1.107 billion...

Foreign affairs--Somalia.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)(speech about Somalia)(Excerpt)
July 1, 2007... [The following are excerpts of the remarks presented to the Balitmore Council relative to Foreign Affairs in Somalia, March 7, 2007.] I know that a lot of ink has recently been dedicated to this subject in the domestic and international...

The United States creates military command for Africa.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)(Africa Command)(Excerpt)(Report)
July 1, 2007... [The following is an excerpt from the Al Pessin Report written for the Voice of America (VOA). The report is available in its entirety at the following web site: http:..www.voanews.com/english/portal.cfm.] The Bush administration has...

United States and China relations.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)(Excerpt)
July 1, 2007... [The following are excerpts of the statement presented to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment Washington, D.C., March 27, 2007.] President Bush has stated that he welcomes a...

The United States and Turkish relations and the challenges ahead.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)
July 1, 2007... [The following are excerpts of the testimony presented to the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Europe, Washington, D.C., March 15, 2007.] United States Secretary of State Rice instructed me to seek to shift the focus of the...

A Future Unbound: The United States and India Relations.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)(Excerpt)
July 1, 2007... [The following are excerpts of the remarks presented to the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., May 23, 2007.] When I was thinking about this opportunity to discuss the United States and India relations I recalled the title of a book...

A regional overview of South Asia.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)(Excerpt)
July 1, 2007... [The following are excerpts of the speech presented to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, Washington, D.C., March 7, 2007.] There are few places more critical to our interests or in greater...

The United States and European alliance.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)
July 1, 2007... [The following are excerpts of the remarks presented to the Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. February 21, 2007.] I wanted to say how much we appreciate at the Department of State (DOS) the work that all of you do here at the Atlantic...

United States policy toward South Pacific island nations including Australia and New Zealand.(LEGISLATNO AND POLICY)(Excerpt)
July 1, 2007... [The following are excerpts of the statement presented to Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Washington, D.C., March 15, 2007.] This is the first hearing held by this...

Vision and foreign assistance priorities for the Western Hemisphere.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)
July 1, 2007... [The following are excerpts of the testimony presented to the before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere Committee on Foreign Affairs, Washington, D.C. March 1, 2007.] The Americas are on the cutting edge of...

A model to quantify the return on investment of information assurance.(EDUCATION AND TRAINING)
July 1, 2007... [The following views presented herein are solely those of the author and do not represent the official opinions of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.] Introduction This paper explains and demonstrates the structure of a model for...

Human rights vetting: the process and lessons learned.(EDUCATION AND TRAINING)
July 1, 2007... History Human Rights (HR) vetting is an important task required prior to sending any international military student (IMS) to the U.S. for training of any kind. The purpose of HR vetting is to ensure that the IMS is not a gross violator of...