Building partner capacity to combat weapons of mass destruction / / Jennifer D.P. Moroney, Joe Hogler, with Benjamin Bahney ... [et al.].

• Author: United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency.; Moroney, Jennifer D. P., 1973-
• TeilnehmendeR: Hogler, Joe.; United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Series: Rand Corporation monograph series Building partner capacity to combat weapons of mass destruction
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (141 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Limited resources, access, and incomplete knowledge of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threats create a need for working with appropriate partner countries around the world to address these challenging threats. This monograph outlines and then applies a four-step process for developing regional approaches to building partner capacity (BPC) to combat WMD.

Table of Contents

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE Introduction; U.S. Partner Capacity-Building Efforts; Monograph Methodology and Overview; CHAPTER TWO Challenges of Building Partner Capacity for Combating WMD; Understanding BPC for Combating WMD Guidance; What Is Building Partner Capacity?; A "Proliferation of Initiatives"; DTRA's Role in Building Partner Capacity; What Is an "Approach" to Building Partner Capacity?; Challenges; Conclusion; CHAPTER THREE Combating WMD by Tying Building Partner Capacity to the Threat

Identifying Desired End States Relative to the Threat Identifying Capabilities Relative to the Threat; Relevance of Potential Partners; Conclusion; CHAPTER FOUR Working with Partners: What to Do and How to Do It; Working with Potential Partners; Identifying Ways and Means to Build Partner Capacity to Combat WMD; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE Developing an Assessment Framework; How DoD Can Benefit from a Programmatic Assessment Framework; The Assessment Framework; Conclusion; CHAPTER SIX Conclusions and Way Ahead; Identifying Desired End States and Capabilities Relative to Threats

Working with Potential Partners Identifying Ways and Means to Build Partner Capacity to Combat WMD; Developing an Assessment Framework; Conclusion; APPENDIX Building Partner Capacity for Combating WMD Programs and Activities Database; Bibliography