PfPPLANNING AND REVIEW PROCESS

PARP

PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE

Gordon Monaghan

Force Planning DirectorateDefence Policy and Planning

DivisionNATO International Staff

PARTICIPATING NOT PARTICIPATING

RUS

SWISWE

CURRENT PARTICIPATION

ALB

FIN

IRL KAZ

KYR

MOL

TAJ TUM

UZB

GEO

BLR

AZEARM

UKR

AUS

CRO the fomer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1

1 Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.

ESTABLISH /ASSESS INTEROPERABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTNER FORCES

DEVELOP FORCES AND CAPABILITIES FOR PEACE SUPPORT OPERATIONS, SEARCH AND RESCUE AND

HUMANITARIAN AID

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

PARPMINISTERIALGUIDANCE

PARTNERSHIP GOALS

COUNTRYASSESSMENT

SummaryReport

ConsolidatedReport

Guidance Target Setting Implementation

2-year cycle

PARP CYCLE

Prepared every two years and approved by Defence Ministers in June of odd-numbered years

Establishes general planning assumptions, e.g. Types of operations Duration Combat effectiveness

Guidance for the development of Partnership Goals, e.g. Enhancement of preparedness Capabilities to counter terrorism

Resource Guidance Support for development of EU military capabilities (four)

MINISTERIAL GUIDANCE

• PARTNERSHIP GOALS • introduced in 1999/2000

• reviewed for 2002

INTEROPERABILITY OBJECTIVESin first two cycles (1995 AND 1997)

PARTNERSHIP GOALS

• PG G 0355: LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

1. Improve English language skills of all personnel (military and civilian) who are to cooperate with NATO forces in NATO-led PfP operations, exercises and training, or with NATO staffs. These individuals must be able to communicate effectively in English, with added emphasis on operational terminology and procedures.

2. Continue to ensure that all personnel planned for participation in NATO staffs or other multinational headquarters, and MOD, Joint Forces Staff and other staff personnel who are routinely involved with NATO issues, have English language skills at the minimum as follows (listening, speaking, reading, writing):

a. Officers: SLP 3-3-3-3b. NCOs: SLP 3-2-3-2

3. By the end of 200X, ensure that the following personnel subject to deployment on NATO-led PfP operations and exercises or training have the minimum English language skills as follows:

a. Officers: SLP 3-3-3-3b. Appropriate NCOs, OR-5 and above likely to have frequent contacts with personnel

of other nations: SLP 3-2-3-2.c. Enlisted personnel of all services planned to operate tactical communications or

operate on NATO communications networks: SLP 2-2-2-1•

PARTNERSHIP GOAL (EXAMPLE)

• To understand each nation’s overall defence organisation, force structure and plans

• To assess actual Partnership Goal implementation

• To assess overall forces Levels, structure, readiness, modernisation, capabilities for peace support operations

• To highlight results one of the foundations for the next Partnership Goal cycle

OBJECTIVES

REVIEW

• Analysis of country’s defence structure Nation’s force plans and levels by service Declarations for NATO-led operations Overall response to Partnership Goals Personnel, logistics and readiness

• PfP activities

• Financial and economic considerations€

NATO/IS ASSESSMENT

CONSOLIDATED REPORT

APPROVED BY PERMREPS AND THEN BRIEFED TO DEFENCE/FOREIGN MINISTERS

SUMMARY OF EACH ASSESSMENT

NATO PFP POLICY,COMMITMENTS AND

CAPABILITIES

CONSOLIDATED REPORT

• Launched at 1999 Washington Summit

• Seven partners joint NATO in 2004. Three current aspirants.

• Defence/military aspects of preparation largely taken forward through PARP

• Aim is to prepare aspirants as fully as possible for future membership before any invitations to join NATO

• BUT, always emphasised that NATO membership would be a political decision

MEMBERSHIP ACTION PLAN (MAP)

• FORCE STRUCTURE REVIEW

• LEGAL/CONSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS

• REINFORCEMENT / HNS

• NATINADS

• FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT

• SECURITY COOPERATION WITH NATO

FOR ASPIRANT NATIONS ONLY

MAP-RELATEDPARTNERSHIP GOALS

• VOLUNTARY AND SELF-DIFFERENTIATED

• PAP-T - on terrorism

• PAP-DIB - on defence institution building

PARTNERSHIP ACTION PLANS

THE FUTURE

• Caucasus & Central Asia

• Serbia and Montenegro & Bosnia and Hercegovina

• NATO Response Force

• Mediterranean Dialogue & Istanbul Cooperation Initiative

OPEN QUESTIONS ON LANGUAGE TRAINING

• Changes in exam standards?

• Are standards set out in Partnership Goals too high?

• Relevance of current tuition material?

• Separate requirements for military and civilian staffs?

Questions?