1 Preventing & Responding to Conflict: A New Approach January 2009.

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Preventing & Responding to Conflict: A New Approach

January 2009

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17 Post-Conflict Operations Since the Cold War

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National Security Presidential Directive 44

“To promote the security of the United States through improved coordination, planning and implementation of stabilization and reconstruction assistance…[in] foreign states and regions at risk of, in, or in transition from conflict or civil strife.”

Management of Interagency Efforts Concerning Reconstruction & Stabilization

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How We Help

Civilian Capacity: The Civilian Stabilization Initiative, funded with $55 million in the FY2008 Supplemental, and with $248.6 million requested for FY2009, will create an interagency Civilian Response Corps with Active, Standby, and Reserve components.

Train & Exercise: Seven new Reconstruction and Stabilization (R&S) training courses are being offered for civilians and military at the Foreign Service Institute as part of an integrated training strategy under development. A joint exercise strategy for R&S operations tests the new USG capabilities.

Plan: The U.S. Government Planning Framework for R&S and Conflict Transformation and the Interagency Conflict Assessment Framework, approved in July 2008, integrate planning and assessment across all agencies.

Conduct: The Interagency Management System for R&S, approved in March 2007, provides a new three-tiered system to manage interagency planning and operations.

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No unified operating system to ensure unity of action (planning, executing, monitoring)

Limited civilian capacity to manage and implement R&S response

Gap in specialized training and preparation for civilians deploying quickly to conflict and unstable environments.

No common repository for capturing and applying lessons learned and best practices.

Critical shortage of rapid, flexible funding for non-humanitarian activities -- constrains effective allocation and management of R&S resources; slows rate of U.S. civilian deployments.

Reconstruction & Stabilization Challenges

Lack of common planning and assessment process and reliable measures of progress

USG Planning

Framework for R&S

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A New Planning Framework for R&S

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Major Mission Element #5






CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION GOAL






























Vision

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USG Implementation Plans & Execution

Washington

Field

R&S USG Strategic Plan -- One USG policy goal; interagency-crafted strategies to address sources of conflict; resource strategy and designation of USG lead for implementation

Interagency Implementation Plan -- Interagency-crafted sub-objective concepts; synchronization and prioritization of Agency activities over time and space; monitoring and revision

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Interagency Management System for Reconstruction & Stabilization







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Interagency Management System for R&S

Three-tiered to ensure unity of action at all levels (Washington, regional military HQ, field):

Provides policymakers with the tools to plan and conduct integrated whole-of-government responses to highly complex crises affecting U.S. national interests, drawing on the expertise, staff and resources of all relevant departments and agencies.

1. Country Reconstruction & Stabilization Group (CRSG): Washington-based interagency decision-making body, supported by a full-time interagency Secretariat that performs planning and operations functions and mobilizes resources.

2. Integration Planning Cell (IPC): Interagency planners and experts who deploy to the relevant military headquarters to assist in harmonizing civilian and military planning and operations.

3. Advance Civilian Team (ACT): Provides the U.S. Ambassador with the capability to integrate activities in order to achieve unity of effort in the development and execution of reconstruction and stabilization plans. The ACT helps to integrate planning and resource allocation, operations, knowledge management and strategic communication.

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A New Interagency Management System

Field Advance Civilian Team

Country Reconstruction & Stabilization Group -- a Washington-based interagency decision-making body, supported by a full-time interagency Secretariat that performs planning and operations functions and mobilizes resources

Co Chaired by State Dept. Regional Assistant Secretary, S/CRS Coordinator, National Security Council Director

Integration Planning Cell -- interagency planners and regional and sectoral experts

Deploys to relevant Geographic Combatant Command or to multinational headquarters

Assists in harmonizing ongoing planning and operations between civilian and military agencies and/or the USG and multinational HQ

Advance Civilian Team -- Supports Chief of Mission in the field to develop, execute, and monitor plans

Provides interagency field management, deployment, and logistics capabilities

Develops and implement activities through regional field teams

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Civilian Response

Corps

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Days Following Crisis

Hire 250 Identify 2000 Recruit 2000

30-45 45-90 2-5 Days

Civilian Response Corps

Standing agency capacity for rapid response to

assess situation, design response and begin R&S

implementation

Civilian agency USG employees who have ongoing job

responsibilities but are trained and available for deployments

USG employees when mobilized, they have regular

jobs outside the USG and provide sector-specific

response expertise

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Criminal Justice& Policing

Criminal Justice& Policing

Economic RecoveryEconomic Recovery

Essential ServicesEssential Services

Diplomacy & Governance

Diplomacy & Governance

Diplomatic Security

Diplomatic Security

State, Justice, Homeland Security and USAID: police, legal, judicial, and corrections personnel -- assess, plan and start up full-spectrum criminal justice operations and development

State and USAID: core group of officers to manage mission set up and field teams in assessment, operations setup, planning, program design/startup, military liaison, local engagement

Agriculture, Treasury, Commerce and USAID: experts in agriculture, rural development, commerce, taxes, monetary policy, and business and financial services -- assess, plan, and help stand up economic recovery programs

USAID and Health & Human Services: experts in public health, infrastructure, education, and labor -- assess, plan, and help stand up essential public services

State: Diplomatic Security Agents -- security officers and security planners in the IMS

State and USAID: officers covering rule of law, human rights, protection, governance, conflict mitigation, civil society/media, and SSR issues -- assess, plan, and stand up diplomatic, democracy, and governance programs in a crisis

The Civilian Response Corps’ Active Officers

Planning, Operations & Management

Planning, Operations & Management

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Interagency R&S Training

and Education System

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Developing a USG Lessons Learned System for R&S. Held a PRT Lessons Learned workshop.

Essential Task Matrix

DDR, elections and other thematic guides for planners

Integration of lessons into training curriculum


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Proposed Conflict Response Fund (not approved)

Section 1207 renewed in FY08 NDAA

Funds for deployment of the Civilian Response Corps in the 2008 supplemental







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