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Program
description / Law
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description |
Law |
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EIPC
is an ongoing initiative aimed at increasing the number of foreign
military personnel qualified to participate in international peacekeeping
missions. The program is designed to encourage "burdensharing."
According
to the State Department's 2003 Congressional Presentation for
Foreign Operations, EIPC's objective:
- "…is
to help create more professionally competent, properly equipped,
and better led peacekeeping units in selected foreign countries."
- "…is
ensuring a secure environment for the establishment of democratic
institutions in an area of strife. EIPC encourages other countries
to establish peacekeeping training centers or dedicated training
programs, develop national policies on peacekeeping, and encourage
friendly nations to increase their own involvement in peacekeeping
operations."
- "…is
providing the essential secure environment necessary for the delivery
of humanitarian assistance to a strife-torn area. EIPC training
relates the professional military training and provision of equipment
to the humanitarian assistance that militaries in other countries
are often called upon to provide." [1]
Within
this rubric, EIPC provides: peacekeeping related to training and
education (mostly through the Center for Civil-Military Relations
(CCMR) located in Monterey, California), English language training,
workshops, visits to peacekeeping training centers, non-lethal training
equipment, library resources, and training simulation software.
Argentina,
Bolivia, Chile, and Uruguay are among the countries worldwide chosen
to receive assistance through the EIPC initiative. The others are
Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Fiji, Hungary, Jordan, Lithuania,
Mongolia, Nepal, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, and Ukraine.
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No
law governs the EIPC. The EIPC is a policy initiative combining resources
from the following programs and activities:
- Foreign
Military Financing (FMF), authorized by
Sections 23 and 24 of the Arms Export Control Act;
- International
Military Education and Training (IMET),
authorized by Section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act;
- Excess
Defense Articles (EDA), authorized by Section
516 of the Foreign Assistance Act; and
- Joint
military exercises, authorized by Title
10, U.S. Code.
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EIPC
CORE CURRICULUM OUTLINE:[6]
Prepared by: Ken Dombroski, CCMR, (831) 656-2903, 06/15/01 1
I. Strategic Decision-Making for Peace Support Operations
II. Legal Aspects of Peace Support Operations
III. Operational Concepts of Peace Support Operations
IV. Logistics of Peace Support Operations
V. Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures of Peace Support Operations
VI. Training Management and Curriculum Development
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2002 |
| Country |
Students Trained |
Total |
| Argentina |
5
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22,494 |
| Bolivia |
3
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13,500 |
| Total |
8
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35,994 |
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Sources:
1
United States,. Department of State, Office of Resources, Plans
and Policy, FY 2003 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign
Operations (Washington: April 15, 2002) <http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/9468.pdf>.
2
United States, Department of State, Office of Resources, Plans
and Policy, Congressional Presentation for Foreign Operations, Fiscal
Year 2001 (Washington: March 2000). <http://www.state.gov/www/budget/fy2001/fn150/forops_full/150fy01_fo_global-prog.html>.
3
United States, Department of State, Office of Resources, Plans
and Policy, Congressional Presentation for Foreign Operations, Fiscal
Year 2002 (Washington: April 2001) <http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/3961.pdf>.
4
United States, Department of State, FY 2003 Congressional Budget
Justification for Foreign Operations (Washington, DC: Department
of State, April 15, 2002) <http://www.state.gov/m/rm/rls/cbj/2003/>.
5
United States, Department of State, FY 2004 Congressional Budget
Justification for Foreign Operations (Washington, DC: Department
of State, April 15, 2003) <http://www.state.gov/m/rm/rls/cbj/2004/>.
6Center
for Civil-Military Relations, http://www.ccmr.org/public/images/download/eipc.htm
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