Peace Operations Workshop The way ahead'

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Peace OperationsWorkshop The way ahead.

• An examination of how to improve coalition
  preparation and conduct of peace operations.

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Goals

• Understand the strategic context in which peace
  operations occur and the associated senior leader
  challenges
• Explore the strategic and operational-level
  issues associated with entering, conducting and
  exiting a modern peace operation
• Examine capacity-building and training required
  to optimize participation in peace operations
• Develop a list of recommendations for improving
  training and educational activities and
  operational tools

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Overall Concept

• Audience Senior representatives from military
  and civilian organizations
• Concept Four and 1/2 day facilitated workshop
• Participants explore strategic, operational
  issues and associated capacity-building and
  training requirements
• Methodology
• Working groups to develop ideas/recommendations
• Plenary sessions to review and integrate them
• Wrap-up session to develop consensus for next
  steps

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Subject Matter Experts(Experienced Role Players)

• Special Representative of UN Secretary General
  (SRSG)
• Force Commander
• Political Military representative
• Humanitarian Coordinator
• UN Organizations
• NGO representatives

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Agenda
Day 1 (Mon)
Day 2 (Tue)
Day 3 (Wed)
Day 4 (Thu)
Day 5 (Fri)
Registration
Subject 1 National Issues
Plenary 1
Working groups
Subject 3 Security
AM
Subject 2 Regional Issues
Opening Ceremony
Working groups
Move 3 Plenary
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Closing
Working groups
Orientation Briefing
Cultural Activity
Working groups
PM
Departures
Plenary 2
Reception (USA)
Evening Free
Evening Free
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Cycle

• Final plenary
• Wrap-up summary of results
• Way ahead next steps
• Formal closing

• Formal Opening
• Expert briefs
• Discussion

Phase 1
Phase 2
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Workshop Methodology

• Concluding Plenary
• Group out-briefs
• Group discussion

• Scene Setting in Plenary
• Briefs to entire group
• Clarifying questions

• Working Groups
• Two Facilitated groups of 12 - 15 participants
• Note takers to assist in results compilation
• Internally selected participant leader develops
  briefing of work group results with facilitator
  assistance

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Workshop Briefings

• Expert Briefs
• Security in Modern Peace Operations
• John Otte
• Capacity Building Institutional Design and
  development
• John Otte
• Senior Leadership - STM 3
• John Derick
• National goals and objectives in capacity
  Development
• John Christiansen
• Interoperability
• John Otte or Pete Bradford
• Mini-briefs (On-call)
• Multilateral Planning Augmentation Team (MPAT)
• UN Charter
• UN DPKO Role and Processes
• UN Standby Arrangements
• New PKO Initiatives

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Strategic Level Topics

• International requirements and arrangements
• UN Charter Implications
• VI or VII type tasks
• STM program
• Security in the Mission area
• Brahimi reforms
• National and Regional Implications
• Sovereignty and regional groupings
• Extent of national control / international
  authority
• Integrated Education and training
• Capacity
• Inter-operability and standardization

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Operational-Level Topics

• Roles and missions - particularly in Transition
  Operations
• Exit criteria, transition, MOEs, and MOPs
• Security
• Procedures, SOPs
• Integrated planning
• Civil Military Mechanisms
• Information and intelligence
• Logistics and Finance
• National vice Multi-national preparation
• Curriculum Exercises
• Information sharing

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Key Questions to Address

• What are key education training requirements?
• Where do comparative advantages lie in the
  conduct of peace operations or education
  training for them?
• How can coordination and synergy best be
  developed among nations?
• What tasks require individual / unit education
  training and how will it be done?
• What processes, if any, are needed to certify
  unit readiness?
• What is the appropriate role of the UN?

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Products

• Event report to attendees, UN, and others
• Follow-on plan (from Way Ahead session) to
  address issues and improve multilateral,
  multifunctional peace operations capacity with
  and emphasis on developing civil military
  training opportunities.

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Plenary Session Layout
Observers
Role Players
Projectionist
Participants
Observers
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Working Group Layout
Observers
Participants
Role Player
Facilitator/ Recorder
Facilitator/ Recorder
Participants
Observers
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Questions?