Number: RL32773
Title: The Global Peace Operations Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress
Authors: Nina M. Serafino, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: Congress has tended to view the concept of the GPOI program favorably, but the 109th Congress balked at providing funding for a number of reasons: a lack of a strategic plan and evaluation program, perceived laxness in management, and a sense of a less than full commitment to the program by State Department, among others. The State Department has taken some steps to remedy these perceived shortcomings. While fully funding GPOI for FY2008, the first session of the 110th Congress has questioned whether the GPOI program is meeting its goals, and whether it is too Africa-centric.
Pages: 19
Date: January 31, 2008