Programs
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Defense & Security Policy
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Transatlantic Coalition Building
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Concept Development & Experimentation
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Programs/
Defence & Security Policy:
Cyber Security
Project on National Security Reform
Emergence of new concepts
Transition from Stabilization to Reconstruction in a Theater of Operations
Exploratory Guide for Interagency Strategic Planning
Colloquium: Getting Organized for the Sake of Peace- Interagency Management of International Crises
Relations between the United-States and the European Union
U.S. Interagency Coordination
Future Military Coalitions: The Transatlantic Challenge; Implications of a Common European Security and Defense Policy (CESDP) on Future Transatlantic Military Capabilities
U.S. Interagency Coordination
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This study was conducted to explain how interagency coordination functions within the U.S. government and why the issue has gained such importance over the years. The study also assesses the most recent initiatives to improve coordination and analyzes the implications of the emphasis on interagency coordination for America's allies and partners.
The study describes a number of U.S. government departments and agencies, and explains the structure, organization and role of the National Security Council (NSC). It then focuses on the evolution of interagency coordination during the Clinton administration as a result of the U.S. engagement in "complex contingency operations" and the efforts that were progressively made to codify mostly ad hoc solutions.
The most significant part of the study deals with the changes that have come about since 9/11, namely the increased interagency coordination required to better protect the homeland, combat terrorism and stabilize post-conflict states.
Finally, U.S.-CREST outlines the implications of this increased interest in interagency coordination for the U.S. multinational partners, in particular in the event of a U.S.-led coalition operation.
The study was finished in early 2005 and also helped prepare the interagency aspects of MNE4.