Partnership for the Americas
Western Hemisphere Strategy and U. S. Southern Command
Published on 14. June 2022
275 pages
978-1-83974-843-1 (ISBN)
Description
Since its creation in 1963, United States Southern Command has been led by 30 senior officers representing all four of the armed forces. None has undertaken his leadership responsibilities with the cultural sensitivity and creativity demonstrated by Admiral Jim Stavridis during his tenure in command. Breaking with tradition, Admiral Stavridis discarded the customary military model as he organized the Southern Command Headquarters. In its place he created an organization designed not to subdue adversaries, but instead to build durable and enduring partnerships with friends. His observation that it is the business of Southern Command to launch "ideas not missiles" into the command's area of responsibility gained strategic resonance throughout the Caribbean and Central and South America, and at the highest levels in Washington, D.C..-Print Edition.
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Content
- Intro
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- DEDICATION
- Figures
- Photos
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 - We're All in This Together
- A House United-Linkages
- A House Divided-Challenges
- Pressing Security Concerns
- The Terrorism Threat
- Colombia's Success Story
- A Marketplace of Ideas
- Chapter 2 - Have a Plan
- The Jellyfish Analogy
- Mythology and Strategy
- Hits and Misses
- How Goes It?
- To Reorganize or Not to Reorganize
- A Lesson from the Opponent
- A Southern Command Example
- Chapter 3 - Pulling the Oar Together
- The Three D's
- Need for an Interagency Planning Process
- Humanitarian Operations
- Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATF-South)
- Chapter 4 - Trafficking
- The Challenges of Illegal Drugs in the United States
- "War on Drugs": What's in a Name?
- A Vital Mission
- Innovation...Not Just a One-way Street
- A New Vehicle in Traffic
- A Look to the Future
- Chapter 5 - People First, Human Rights Always
- Human Rights: Concepts, Goals, and Role of the Military
- Legal Underpinnings
- Categories of Human Rights
- Human Rights versus International Humanitarian Law
- Role of the Military
- U.S. Response to Human Rights Violations
- Southern Command and Human Rights as the Strategic Core
- The Human Rights Division
- The Human Rights Division Today
- Engaging Regional Leaders
- The Human Rights Initiative (HRI)
- Implementation
- Collaborative Efforts and Continual Learning
- Nontraditional Challenges to Human Rights
- Chapter 6 - Health Engagement and Humanitarianism
- Health and Engagement
- Return on Investment
- Chapter 7 - Innovation
- Establishing a "Culture of Innovation"
- Not Just Technology
- Spectrum of Innovation
- Assuming Risk
- Second-Order Innovation Effects
- Southern Command Innovation Process
- The Way Ahead
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8 - Youth Matters
- Identifying the Security Challenge
- The High Cost of Insecurity
- Factors Contributing to Gang Violence
- Demographic Trends in Latin America
- How to Address the Challenge
- Improving Public Security
- Targeting the Cause, Not Just the Symptom
- Building Partner Nation Capacity and Capability
- New Opportunity to Share Lessons in Support of the Rule of Law
- The Way Ahead
- Chapter 9 - Looking to the Future
- Linkages and Challenges
- Economics
- Social and Political
- Culture and Language
- Military
- Looking Ahead
- Interagency Cooperation
- The Three Pillars of Democracy-Diplomacy, Development, and Defense
- Public-Private Linkages
- High-Speed Staff Process
- Strategic Communication Focus
- Sustained Engagement
- Combined/International Contacts
- Seizing the Moment and Gaining Consensus
- Final Thoughts
- About the Author
