1. 1 The Danish take on the comprehensive/integrated approach after Iraq and Afghanistan Peter Viggo Jakobsen Institute for Strategy Ifs-71@fak.dk DCCE Visit 10 December 2013

2. New strategy paper Sept 2013 2

3. New definition Integrated approach: all authorities or parts of an organisation (e.g. the UN) involved in a given stabilisation effort work together towards a commonly defined stabilisation goal. This encompasses collaboration on planning, implementation, and lesson learning regarding political, development, and security-related efforts. An integrated stabilisation effort may take place before, during, and after a conflict. Integrated stabilisation efforts may well be applied without any military element. 1 3

4. Changes codified in the new paper UN > NATO terminology (= UK) Humanitarian assistance no longer seen as part of the integrated approach Respect for ”humanitarian space” should facilitate future cooperation with humanitarian organisations New institutional structure to support the mainstreaming of the integrated approach 4

5. Whole-of-Government Structure Stabilisation Committee: deputy permanent secretaries from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defence, the Prime Minister’s Office, and the Ministry of Justice Stabilisation Secretariat to support the committee Task forces dealing with specific issues Danish Peace and Stabilisation Fund (930 million DKK 2010-14) Danish Peace and Stabilisation Response (civilian rapid reaction rosters) 5

6. Future policy Greater focus on the strategic level reflecting the problems experienced at the tactical level in Iraq and Afghanistan Political ambition to prioritize conflict prevention HOWEVER! Definition of stabilisation so broad as to include virtually everything Libya air campaign = stabilization  Actual policy will be determined by international/allied demand 6

7. Remaining challenges Danish system remains essentially stovepiped Stabilization committee not a decision making organ; coordination and discussion forum Joint civil-military training very limited above the tactical level Lessons learning, monitoring and evaluation remain stove-piped; hardly any interministerial activity here 7