Previously, the Commander U.S. Pacific Command has been congressionally limited to engage with Indonesia. But new opportunities as a result of 9/11 and the December 2004 tsunami disaster have opened new doors to this nation for the U.S. military. Because of its crucial geostrategic position and Muslim character, it is important to create a new plan to engage Indonesia. Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) is the centerpiece of the operational commander's engagement of Indonesia. With an understanding of Indonesia, it is clear that influencing Indonesian military reform will lie at the heart of any plan. A package of TSC tools can be built around education, training, exercises, military sales, and military financing to accomplish these goals. In the long run, a successful TSC plan will encourage a stable Indonesia, promote U.S. access in the area, and further U.S. goals in the global war on terrorism.
Time for a New Theater Security Cooperation Plan for Indonesia
2005
28 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
International Relations , Military Sciences , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Military forces(United states) , Military assistance , Military forces(Foreign) , Government(Foreign) , Cooperation , Indonesia , Counterterrorism , Terrorists , Security , Democracy , Tsunamis , Elections , Foreign military sales , Military modernization , Access , Interoperability , Stability , Threats , United states government , Theater security cooperation , Tni(Tentara nasional indonesia) , Indonesian military , Military reform , Uspacom(Us pacific command) , Geostrategic nations , Tsc(Theater security cooperation) , Military to military relations , Muslim democracies , Moderate islam , Human rights , Political reform , Humanitarian assistance , Transnational terrorism , Jemaah islamiya , Gam(Free aceh movement) , Laskar jihad , Piracy