Enhancing Security Through Whole-of-Society Approach

United States European Command (USEUCOM) and ECJ9 are working to integrate interagency, private sector, NGOs, and local government partners to strengthen defense, deterrence, and resilience. Their focus is on countering hybrid threats, enhancing interoperability, and promoting full spectrum resilience through collaborative efforts. The Whole-of-Society approach aims to achieve unity of effort towards shared security goals.

• Security
• Collaboration
• Whole-of-Society
• Interoperability
• Hybrid Threats

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1. UNCLASSIFIED USEUCOM ECJ9 Interagency Partnering Directorate Private Sector NGOs Local Gov t ECJ9 Vision: Bridging the whole of society by partnering with purpose to ingrain the Comprehensive Approach throughout USEUCOM. - "Doing better together makes us stronger together" Director - Mr. Wayne Raabe UNCLASSIFIED United States European Command 13 September 2024 - 1 13 September 2024 - 1

2. UNCLASSIFIED Agenda USEUCOM and ECJ9 Mission Hybrid Threats Attack on Governance Full Spectrum Resilience Improving Interoperability The Next Steps UNCLASSIFIED United States European Command 13 September 2024 - 2

3. UNCLASSIFIED USEUCOM and ECJ9 Mission USEUCOM Mission: USEUCOM executes a full range of multi-domain operations in coordination with Allies and partners to support NATO, deter Russia, assist in the defense of Israel, enable global operations, and counter trans-national threats in order to defend the Homeland forward and fortify Euro-Atlantic security. Should deterrence fail, USEUCOM is prepared to fight alongside Allies and partners to prevail in any conflict. ECJ9 Mission: USEUCOM ECJ9 leads the USEUCOM effort to integrate interagency, academia, NGOs, IOs, and private sector partners to better execute the USEUCOM mission through a Whole of Society approach. Whole of Society approach integrates the collaborative efforts of the departments and agencies of a government to achieve unity of effort toward a shared goal. UNCLASSIFIED United States European Command 13 September 2024 - 3

4. UNCLASSIFIED Hybrid Threats: An Attack on Governance Hybrid threats are best understood as an attack on governance specifically democratic governance. Challenges of Hybrid Threats: Attribution. Consensus of crisis decision making. Disinformation. Overlap between public and private. At EUCOM, we fully recognize the dynamic nature of the security environment, and in response, we are regenerating our abilities for deterrence and defense while continuing our security cooperation and engagement missions with a focus on stability and resilience in whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches. UNCLASSIFIED United States European Command 13 September 2024 - 4

5. UNCLASSIFIED Full Spectrum Resilience Strong public and private governance and civil-military preparedness presents a credible deterrence to both hybrid and conventional threats. Countering both hybrid and transnational threats through resilient, credible, and capable governance; with deeper cooperation among public, private, and international entities. 3 levels of cooperation and collaboration which better enable governments and societies to deter and be more resilient to hybrid and conventional threats: A whole-of-government - agencies and ministries from national to local level A whole-of-society approach - whole-of-government, plus engagement with the private sector, academia, and civil society. A comprehensive approach - whole of society of a like-minded group of nations, working together with international organizations. Close civil-military cooperation and interoperability is necessary to ensure a measured and appropriate response. UNCLASSIFIED United States European Command 13 September 2024 - 5

6. UNCLASSIFIED Improving Interoperability Civil Military Operations, Civil Affairs, and CIMIC USEUCOM and subordinate command integration of NATO Baseline Requirements in civil information reporting and analysis. Pre-deployment NATO CIMIC course attendance for US Civil Affairs forces. Increased US Civil Affairs interaction with NATO Force Integration Units (NFIU). US National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) evolution into whole-of government cooperation. UNCLASSIFIED United States European Command 13 September 2024 - 6

7. UNCLASSIFIED The Next Steps What role can CIMIC play in the following: Support to Operation SEA GUARDIAN and NATO maritime operations? Defense Capacity Building efforts and bring a CIMIC culture to partner nations? Building stability and resilience that prevents conflict? Assisting strategic messaging and countering disinformation? UNCLASSIFIED United States European Command 13 September 2024 - 7

8. UNCLASSIFIED Comments / Questions UNCLASSIFIED United States European Command 13 September 2024 - 8