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Future Naval Cooperation with Latin America: Final Report
April 1, 1996

In response to a request from the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), for options regarding hemisphere naval cooperation, CNA conducted a study of the mid- and long-range importance of Latin America for U.S. Navy and CINCLANTFLT strategic planning. The study considered the full range of navy-to-navy relations and projected developments in light of the changing international security environment, new roles and missions, and the roles that Latin Americans can play within U.S. Navy plans. We developed a framework for evaluating the U.S. Navy's cooperative programs with Latin America in terms of their scope and impact on a continuum of U.S. national security objectives that range from goodwill through broad foreign policy objectives, to national defense goals, and specific military goals. We examined the evolving Latin American national security environment, developed a typology of naval roles and missions, and projected force structure to the year 2000. Finally, we cataloged the U.S. Navy's programs, evaluated their scope and impact, and assessed their contribution to national security goals.

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Future Naval Cooperation With Latin America: Program Descriptions and Assessment
September 1, 1994
In response to a request from the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT), the Center for Naval Analyses conducted a study of the mid- and long-range importance of Latin America in U.S. Navy strategic planning, especially that of and in relation to CINCLANTFLT. The study considered the full range of hemisphere navy-to-navy relations and examined the modalities and value of activities to both the U.S. Navy and to Latin American navies. It also examined future developments for Latin American navies in light of the changing international security environment and the roles that Latin American can play. This research memorandum is one of a series of documents prepared in response to CINCLANTFLT's request. It contains the detailed analytical data supporting the study's final report. It is an extensive catalog of U.S. Navy program and dealings with Latin America and Latin Americans. In-depth analyses and extensive interview data permitted us to evaluate the scope and impact of programs and to assess their contribution to national security goals. The Navy program are divided into the following categories: (1) Political-military interaction; (2) Facility access in Latin America; (3) Exercises and other operations; (4) Operational exchanges; (5) Professional military-education programs; (6) U.S. Marine Corps activities; (7) Interoperability; (8) Security assistance; (9) Research and development; and (10) Miscellaneous.
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Blue Hulls: Multinational Naval Cooperation and the United Nations
July 1, 1993

This paper considers the role of the United Nations (UN) in facilitating, sponsoring, coordinating, and/or executing multinational cooperation on the seas. It identifies and discusses nine potential UN naval missions and their supporting naval tasks. These are mission areas in which the UN has or may become involved, independent of the form of cooperation. It then analyzes four different options for organizing UN naval cooperation: UN authorization, UN designation, UN direction of designated national contingents, and UN standing naval forces. Finally, the paper suggests conditions under which particular combinations of mission and organizing options should be pursued, and proposes some courses of action independent of mission or organizing option. Appendixes discuss the UN system for collective security and provide historical lessons learned or precedents for each UN naval cooperation organizing option.

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Multinational Naval Cooperation Options
March 1, 1993

In response to a request from the DCNO for Plans, Policy, and Operations, CNA (with the Hudson Institute and the Naval War College) conducted a study of the conditions under which multinational naval cooperation at sea could support U.S. interests in the decade ahead. The study considered the prospects and problems associated with coalition operations and combined exercises in the major areas of operation of the fleet commanders in chief. This memorandum summarizes the study approach and presents key findings. A series of supporting documents issued by CNA contains specialized regional and functional analyses.

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Multinational Naval Cooperation in a Changing World: A Report on the Greenwich Conference 12-13 December 1991
October 1, 1992
In December 1991, an international conference was convened at the Royal Naval College in Greenwich, England, to explore the roles of maritime forces and multinational naval cooperation in our rapidly changing world. This report synthesizes the discussions at the conference and the papers that were presented to stimulate discussion. Its organization is based on four themes: (1) Multinational naval cooperation may be more a necessity than a luxury in an era of shrinking force structures and a declining and differentiated threat environment; (2) Although traditional areas will not be neglected, cooperation in the emerging international environment will include more 'maritime' missions than in the previous heavily military naval orientations. The result should be a greater balance among these mission areas; (3) The patterns of multinational naval cooperation will vary across regions, depending on the purpose, experience, and capabilities of participants and, more broadly, on the pattern of regional political-military relationships; and (4) The role of the United Nations in multinational naval cooperation is growing, but will remain largely limited to endorsement over the near term. UN conduct of operations will develop later, if at all, on a case-by-case basis.
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