DISAM Journal articles from March 2008

DISAM Journal archives from March 2008

The joint forces staff college.
March 1, 2008... For sixty-one years, the Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) has educated officers from all military services in the art and profession of warfighting. JFSC is the Norfolk, Virginia component of the National Defense University, our nation's...

History of joint forces staff college.
March 1, 2008... In the 1930s, few officers were qualified, either by training or experience, to engage in joint operations. The demands of World War II brought out the urgent need for joint action by ground, sea, and air forces. To alleviate the friction and...

Landon lecture at Kansas State University.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)(Company overview)
March 1, 2008... [The following are excerpts of the speech delivered at the Kansas State University, 26 November 2007.] Looking around the world today, optimism and idealism would not seem to have much of a place at the table. There is no shortage of...

Government accountability office: United States Export Licenses take too long.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)(Reprint)
March 1, 2008... [The editor of the DISAM Journal would like to thank the Defense News for allowing us to reprint the following article. DefenseNews can be accessed through the following web site: http://www.defensenews.com.] A U.S. government study...

United States leadership in clearing landmines and saving lives.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)
March 1, 2008... The 10th Anniversary of the U.S. Department of State's Public-Private Partnership Program to Reinforce Humanitarian Mine Action occurred last month. Next month marks the 9th anniversary of the entry into force of Amended Protocol II to the...

Caribbean community and the United States initiative to combat illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)
March 1, 2008... Today, the U.S. and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries pledged to enhance regional cooperation to prevent, combat, and eradicate the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons in the region. Illicit trafficking in small arms and...

Merida initiative.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)(Excerpt)
March 1, 2008... [The following are excerpts of the testimony presented to the Committee on Foreign Affairs U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., November 14, 2007.] The President has asked for $550 million for the Merida Initiative in the...

United States and Turkey and Azerbaijan: a strategic partnership.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)(Excerpt)
March 1, 2008... [The following are excerpts of the remarks presented to the Center for Eurasian Policy conference, at the Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C., December 10, 2007.] I am told that the name Azerbaijan comes from the Old Persian for Land of...

Twenty-First Century Security in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in the European Region.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)
March 1, 2008... [The following are excerpts of the testimony presented to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Washington, D.C., November 5, 2007.] I will discuss key security challenges that confront the Organization for Security and...

Human Trafficking in China.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)
March 1, 2008... [The following are excerpts of the speech presented to the Congressional Human Rights Caucus Briefing, Washington, D.C., October 31, 2007.] Although Chinese law prohibits forced and compulsory labor, including by children, serious problems...

Integrating 21st Century Development and Security Assistance.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)(Excerpt)
March 1, 2008... [The following are excerpts of the final report of the Task Force on Non-Traditional Security Assistance, December 2007. The complete report can be viewed at the following web site: www.csis.org.] About the Center for Strategic and...

Conventional arms transfers to developing nations, 1999-2006.(LEGISLATION AND POLICY)(Company overview)
March 1, 2008... [The following are excerpts of the Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006, the complete report including all supporting charts and graphics are available at the following web site:...

The United States Africa command initiative is not welcome in Africa.(PERSPECTIVES)(Excerpt)
March 1, 2008... [The following is an excerpt of an article located at the following web site: Supermodel of Russia 2007: New Standards of Beauty 2007-10-09 01:31, http://www.thought-criminal.org/2007/10/08/ american-africom-initiative-is-not-welcome-in-africa....

Rolling up sleeves at the United States Africa Command: tips for starting a new job in African Security Assistance.(PERSPECTIVES)
March 1, 2008... On October 1, 2007, a new sub-unified command devoted solely to Africa was established with the official stand-up of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany. While the creation of a new regionally-based, major...

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency: combating the threat of small arms and light weapons overseas.(PERSPECTIVES)
March 1, 2008... The problem of unsecured and uncontrolled small arms and light weapons (SALW) throughout the world, but particularly in lesser developed regions like Africa, has been recognized for years. Since the 1970s, at least forty civilian aircraft have...

United States security cooperation in the Middle East cross-cultural considerations and customer relations.(PERSPECTIVES)
March 1, 2008... Key points in establishing and nurturing an effective "relationship" with Middle Eastern military representatives All people are the same; it is only their habits that are different. Confucius In a practical sense, cultural adjustment...

Allies at sixes and sevens: sticky issues in Australian and the United States defence trade controls.(PERSPECTIVES)(Reprint)
March 1, 2008... The following article explains the rationale of United States' International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). It argues that the current Australian effort to procure waivers or relaxations of ITAR requirements is misplaced. The best way to...

The United States and Australia Treaty on Defense Trade Cooperation.(PERSPECTIVES)
March 1, 2008... [The following is an expert of the Congressional Research Service Report prepared for members and committees of Congress, Order Code RS22772, December 12, 2007. To view the complete report go the following web site:...

The Air Force Security Cooperation Knowledgebase: a critical enabler moves into the future.(Education and Training)
March 1, 2008... In 2004, senior Air Force leaders directed the development of a software tracking tool that would allow users within the Air Force Security Cooperation Community, ranging from Action Officers and Attaches to senior leaders and decision makers,...

Security cooperation information portal tutorial inventory reports.(Education and Training)(Excerpt)
March 1, 2008... [The following is an excerpt from the End-Use Monitoring Newsletter. The End-Use Monitoring Newsletter is available at the following web site: http://www.dsca.mil/pgm/mgt/eum/.] Inventories may be performed using either the End-Use...

Announcing the 16th Annual Naval International Aviation Logistics Workshop.(Education and Training)(Table)
March 1, 2008... The 16th Annual Naval International Aviation Logistics Workshop will be held in Tucson, Arizona 14-18 April 2008. The theme of the Workshop will be "Real Time Operational Logistics Support". We have scheduled additional foreign military sales...

Security Assistance Management Advanced Training Course (SAM-AT).(Education and Training)(Conference news)(Table)
March 1, 2008... Our field is just too broad and complex to "know it all." I have worked in the field for a long time as have other "full timers," and I readily admit my own dissatisfaction over my breadth of knowledge. Mr. Charles E. Collins ...

The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation adds ethics to the human rights program.(Education and Training)
March 1, 2008... "Building on the Democracy and Human Rights Program" described in The Disam Journal (Fall, Volume 27, No. 1, p. 137), The Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) has added yet another block to an already outstanding...