““Contributing to the Peace and Security of the Contributing to the Peace and Security of the

Hemisphere”Hemisphere”

THE IADB AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM

• BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND

• STATUTE, RESOLUTIONS AND MANDATESSTATUTE, RESOLUTIONS AND MANDATES

• MEMBER COUNTRIESMEMBER COUNTRIES

• STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIESSTRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES

• CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS

• PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVES

• INTEGRATION WITH THE OASINTEGRATION WITH THE OAS

• CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

SUMMARYSUMMARY

68 YEARS68 YEARS

1962

Creation of the Inter-Amercian Defense College

1948

Creation of the Organization of American States

(IADB is not included, but relies on the

OAS budget)

2002

Modification of the IADB Structure.

(Civilian Supervision and democratic

elections of authorities

2006

XXXII General Assembly -

recognizes the IADB as an entity of the OAS and approves

the statute

1942

3rd Meeting of Ministers of Foreign

Affairs(Creation of the Inter-American Defense Board)

2nd Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs

(Invasion of Europe)

MisilesCrisis

2003

Declaration of the Security of the

Americas

2009

REVISION

1940 1939

WWII

Pearl Harbor

1941

1993

1998

XXIII General Assembly –

Defines the functions of

the Board

Process of renewal and

modernization of the Inter-

American Systembegins

MAIN HISTORICAL FACTSMAIN HISTORICAL FACTS

Taking into account:

“advice services of a technical-military character which in no case may have an operational nature”.

“including the principle of civilian oversight and the democratic election of its authorities”.

“Crarify the juridical and institucional relationship

between the IADB and the OAS”

IADB WITHIN THE OASIADB WITHIN THE OAS

Inter-American Institute for Agriculture Cooperation

Inter-American Indigenist

Institute

Pan-American

Health

Organization

Inter-American Women

Comission

GENERALASSEMBLYGENERAL

ASSEMBLY

Inter-american Comission for the

Control of Drug Abuse

INTER-AMERICAN INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARDDEFENSE BOARD

Inter-american Comission of

Telecomunications

Inter-American Human Rights

Committee

EspecializedOrganisms

EspecializedOrganisms

Inter-American Human Rights

Comission

Inter-American Human Rights

Comission

PermanentCouncil

PermanentCouncil

ENTITIES and Organisms

ENTITIES and Organisms

GENERALSECRETARIAT

GENERALSECRETARIAT

IADB PURPOSEIADB PURPOSE

““ProvideProvide to the OAS and its Member to the OAS and its Member States, technical, consultive and States, technical, consultive and

educational educational adviseadvise regarding military regarding military and defense issues of the and defense issues of the

hemisphere”hemisphere”

ATTRIBUTIONS OF THE IADBATTRIBUTIONS OF THE IADB

Provide to the Provide to the OASOAS and its Member States and its Member States::

• AAdvanced academic dvanced academic coursescourses on military and defense issues on military and defense issues• Technical Technical adviceadvice to the States on to the States on diminingdimining• Adminstration, security and Adminstration, security and destructiondestruction adviseadvise of of weaponsweapons

inventoryinventory• Technical Technical adviceadvice on the elaborations of on the elaborations of Doctrines Doctrines

Documents and National Politics of DefenseDocuments and National Politics of Defense• Technical Technical adviceadvice on the development of on the development of ConfidenceConfidence and and

SecuritySecurity Building Measures Building Measures

• Technical and consultive Technical and consultive adviceadvice on on humanitarian humanitarian assistanceassistance in case of in case of disastersdisasters

• Technical and consultive Technical and consultive adviceadvice on Search and Rescue on Search and Rescue issues (SAR)issues (SAR)

Keep the inventory updated of the Confidence and Keep the inventory updated of the Confidence and Security Building measuresSecurity Building measures

Promote integration and cooperation with other Promote integration and cooperation with other regional and global organizations of similar natureregional and global organizations of similar nature

Promote integration and cooperation between Promote integration and cooperation between civilian and military people from the Member States civilian and military people from the Member States of the OASof the OAS

ATTRIBUTIONS OF THE IADBATTRIBUTIONS OF THE IADB

Mandates of the OAS Mandates of the OAS General Assembly General Assembly (06/04/2009) (06/04/2009)

• Resolution 2446Resolution 2446 - - ““SUPPORT FOR THE CONFERENCE SUPPORT FOR THE CONFERENCE OF DEFENSE MINISTERS OF THE AMERICAS IN HOUSING OF DEFENSE MINISTERS OF THE AMERICAS IN HOUSING ITS INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY”ITS INSTITUTIONAL MEMORY”

• Resolution 2447Resolution 2447 - “ - “CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY-CONFIDENCE- AND SECURITY-BUILDING IN THE AMERICASBUILDING IN THE AMERICAS””

• Resolution 2453Resolution 2453 - “ - “THE AMERICAS AS AN THE AMERICAS AS AN ANTIPERSONNEL-LAND-MINE-FREE ZONEANTIPERSONNEL-LAND-MINE-FREE ZONE””

• Resolution 2482Resolution 2482 - “ - “SUPPORT FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF SUPPORT FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARDTHE INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD””

Mandates of the OAS Mandates of the OAS General AssemblyGeneral Assembly

•Resolution 2485Resolution 2485 - “ - “SPECIAL SECURITY CONCERNS OF SPECIAL SECURITY CONCERNS OF THE SMALL ISLAND STATES OF THE CARIBBEANTHE SMALL ISLAND STATES OF THE CARIBBEAN””

• Resolution 2492Resolution 2492 - - ““EXISTING MECHANISMS FOR EXISTING MECHANISMS FOR DISASTER PREVENTION AND RESPONSE AND DISASTER PREVENTION AND RESPONSE AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AMONG THE MEMBER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AMONG THE MEMBER STATESSTATES””

ANTIGUA E BARBUDAANTIGUA E BARBUDA

ARGENTINAARGENTINA

BARBADOSBARBADOS

BOLÍVIABOLÍVIA

BRASILBRASIL

CANADÁCANADÁ

CHILECHILE

COLÔMBIACOLÔMBIA

EQUADOREQUADOR

EL SALVADOREL SALVADOR

GUATEMALAGUATEMALA

GUIANAGUIANA

HONDURASHONDURAS

MÉXICOMÉXICO

NICARÁGUANICARÁGUA

PARAGUAIPARAGUAI

PERUPERU

TRINIDAD E TOBAGOTRINIDAD E TOBAGO

REPÚBLICA DOMINICANAREPÚBLICA DOMINICANA

URUGUAIURUGUAI

ESTADOS UNIDOSESTADOS UNIDOS

VENEZUELAVENEZUELA

2727HAITÍHAITÍ

SURINAMESURINAME

BELIZEBELIZE

PANAMÁPANAMÁ

MEMBER COUNTRIESMEMBER COUNTRIES

JAMAICAJAMAICA

COSTA RICACOSTA RICA

BAHAMASBAHAMAS

DOMINICADOMINICA

GRANADAGRANADA

SANTA LUCIASANTA LUCIA

SAINT KITTS & NEVISSAINT KITTS & NEVIS

SÃO VICENTE & GRANADINASSÃO VICENTE & GRANADINAS

77

DO NOT PARTICIPATE WITH IADBDO NOT PARTICIPATE WITH IADB

CHINACHINA

DINAMARCADINAMARCA

ESPANHAESPANHA

HOLANDAHOLANDA

FRANÇA*FRANÇA*

55

PERMANET OBSERVERSPERMANET OBSERVERS

* official letter* official letter

IADB STRUCTUREIADB STRUCTURE

COUNCIL OF DELEGATES(all Member States)

CHAIRMAN(Brazil)

SECRETARIAT(Trinidad & Tobago)

IADC(United States)

SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR ADVISORY SERVICES – SAS

(Chile)

SUB-SECRETARIATFOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND

CONFERENCES SERVICES - SACS(Brazil)

VICE-DIRECTOR(Perú)

CHIEF OF STUDIES(Guatemala)

VICE-CHAIRMAN

(Guatemala)

16

COLÉGIO INTERAMERICANO

DE DEFESASECRETARIAT

SUB-SECRETARIATFOR ADMINISTRATIVE ANDCONFERENCES SERVICES

SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR

ADVISORY SERVICES

MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE DIVISION

MULTIDIMENSIONAL AFFAIRS DIVISION

ANLYSIS AND PLANIFICATION DIVISION

CHAIRMAN

VICE-CHAIRMAN

COUNCIL OF

DELEGATES

IADB STRUCTUREIADB STRUCTURE

INTER AMERICAN DEFENSE INTER AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE (IADC)COLLEGE (IADC)

““THE IADC IS AN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER THE IADC IS AN INSTITUTE OF HIGHER LEARNING WHICH OFFERS ADVANCED LEARNING WHICH OFFERS ADVANCED COURSES PERTAINING TO MILITARY COURSES PERTAINING TO MILITARY

AND DEFENSE TOPICS OF INTEREST TO AND DEFENSE TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM, TO THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM, TO MILITARY OFFICIALS AND CIVILIAN MILITARY OFFICIALS AND CIVILIAN FUNCTIONARIES OF MEMBER AND FUNCTIONARIES OF MEMBER AND OBSERVER STATES OF THE OASOBSERVER STATES OF THE OAS””

““IS THE TECHNICAL ORGAN OF THE IS THE TECHNICAL ORGAN OF THE IADB”IADB”

ATTRIBUTIONS:ATTRIBUTIONS:

• ADVISE THE COUNCIL OF ADVISE THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATESDELEGATES

• DEVELOP PLANS, STUDIES, DEVELOP PLANS, STUDIES, ANALYSES AND REPORTS, RELATED ANALYSES AND REPORTS, RELATED TO MILITARY AND DEFENSE ISSUESTO MILITARY AND DEFENSE ISSUES

SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR SUB-SECRETARIAT FOR

ADVISORY SERVICES (SAS)ADVISORY SERVICES (SAS)

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES

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MAIN WORK AREASMAIN WORK AREAS

CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY BUILDING MEASURESCONFIDENCE AND SECURITY BUILDING MEASURES

HUMANITARIAN DEMININGHUMANITARIAN DEMINING

NATURAL DISASTERS AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCENATURAL DISASTERS AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE

SMALL STATES NEEDSSMALL STATES NEEDS

TRAINING IN HEMISPHERIC DEFENSE AND SECURITYTRAINING IN HEMISPHERIC DEFENSE AND SECURITY

CONFERENCES: CDMA; CNI; CAA; AND SICOFAACONFERENCES: CDMA; CNI; CAA; AND SICOFAA

• CONFERENCE OF COMMANDERS OF AMERICAN CONFERENCE OF COMMANDERS OF AMERICAN ARMIES (CAA)ARMIES (CAA)

• INTER-AMERICAN NAVAL CONFERENCE (INC)INTER-AMERICAN NAVAL CONFERENCE (INC)

• SYSTEM OF COOPERATION OF AMERICAN AIR SYSTEM OF COOPERATION OF AMERICAN AIR FORCES (SCAAF)FORCES (SCAAF)

• CONFERENCE OF DEFENSE MINISTERS OF THE CONFERENCE OF DEFENSE MINISTERS OF THE AMERICAS (CDMA)AMERICAS (CDMA)

PRINCIPAL FORUMSPRINCIPAL FORUMS

• CONFERENCE ON THE SECURITY AND CONFERENCE ON THE SECURITY AND DEFENSE OF SOUTH AMERICADEFENSE OF SOUTH AMERICA

• MEETING OF COMMANDERS OF ARMIES OF MEETING OF COMMANDERS OF ARMIES OF MERCOSURMERCOSUR

• INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE AGAINST INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE AGAINST TERRORISM (CICTE)TERRORISM (CICTE)

• INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST DRUG INTER-AMERICAN COMMITTEE AGAINST DRUG ABUSE (CICAD)ABUSE (CICAD)

PRINCIPAL FORUMSPRINCIPAL FORUMS

• WORKED WITH OFFICERS WITH GREAT EXPERIENCE WORKED WITH OFFICERS WITH GREAT EXPERIENCE AND LENGTH OF SERVICEAND LENGTH OF SERVICE

• SOME OF THE VISITS RECEIVED IN 2009:SOME OF THE VISITS RECEIVED IN 2009: COMMANDER OF THE US 12TH AIR FORCE AND AIR COMMANDER OF THE US 12TH AIR FORCE AND AIR

FORCE SOUTHFORCE SOUTH COMMANDER OF 4TH FLEET OF THE US NAVYCOMMANDER OF 4TH FLEET OF THE US NAVY AMBASSADORS TO THE OASAMBASSADORS TO THE OAS TWO SENATORS AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE TWO SENATORS AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE

FEDERATED REPUBLIC OF BRAZILFEDERATED REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL MINISTER OF DEFENSE OF SPAIN, ACCOMPANIED MINISTER OF DEFENSE OF SPAIN, ACCOMPANIED

BY THE AMBASSADOR OF SPAIN TO THE UNITED BY THE AMBASSADOR OF SPAIN TO THE UNITED STATESSTATES

DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AIR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OF BRAZILTRAFFIC CONTROL OF BRAZIL

INTERESTS OF THE BOARD INTERESTS OF THE BOARD

MEMBER COUNTRIESMEMBER COUNTRIES

CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE CANADIAN ARMED CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCESFORCES

CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE BRAZILIAN ARMYCHIEF OF STAFF OF THE BRAZILIAN ARMY MILITARY ADVISOR TO THE PERMANENT MILITARY ADVISOR TO THE PERMANENT

MISSION OF BRAZIL TO THE UNITED MISSION OF BRAZIL TO THE UNITED NATIONSNATIONS

SECRETARY FOR POLICY, STRATEGY, AND SECRETARY FOR POLICY, STRATEGY, AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OF THE MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE OF BRAZILOF DEFENSE OF BRAZIL

COURSES OF HIGHER STUDIES IN THE COURSES OF HIGHER STUDIES IN THE AREA OF DEFENSEAREA OF DEFENSE

MILITARY DELEGATIONS FROM VARIOUS MILITARY DELEGATIONS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIESCOUNTRIES

INTERESTS OF THE BOARD INTERESTS OF THE BOARD

MEMBER COUNTRIESMEMBER COUNTRIES

CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS

AFTER 68 YEARS OF EXISTENCE, THE IADB IS ABLE TO AFTER 68 YEARS OF EXISTENCE, THE IADB IS ABLE TO SHARE THE SAME OBJECTIVES BETWEEN THE SHARE THE SAME OBJECTIVES BETWEEN THE

VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER STATES, VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES OF MEMBER STATES, ALL UNDER THE SAME UMBRELLAALL UNDER THE SAME UMBRELLA

THE CURRENT PHASE OF THE IADB SHOWS NEW THE CURRENT PHASE OF THE IADB SHOWS NEW STRENGTH AND SYNERGY BETWEEN THE ORGANS, STRENGTH AND SYNERGY BETWEEN THE ORGANS,

AND AROUSES THE ATTENTION AND INTEREST FROM AND AROUSES THE ATTENTION AND INTEREST FROM OBSERVER COUNTRIES SUCH AS FRANCE AND THE OBSERVER COUNTRIES SUCH AS FRANCE AND THE

NETHERLANDSNETHERLANDS

IN THE IADB THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IN THE IADB THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT THAT SHOULD BE USED TO ACT AS AN IMPROVEMENT THAT SHOULD BE USED TO ACT AS AN INSTRUMENT OF INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION, A INSTRUMENT OF INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION, A CATALYST FOR TRANSPARENCY AND MUTUAL TRUST CATALYST FOR TRANSPARENCY AND MUTUAL TRUST

BETWEEN THE NATIONS: A VECTOR OF HARMONY, BETWEEN THE NATIONS: A VECTOR OF HARMONY, PROMOTING CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY IN THE PROMOTING CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY IN THE

AMERICASAMERICAS

THE IADB BENEFITS FROM A COLLECTION OF MILITARY THE IADB BENEFITS FROM A COLLECTION OF MILITARY PERSONNEL COMING FROM THE GROUND, AIR AND PERSONNEL COMING FROM THE GROUND, AIR AND

NAVAL FORCES OF COUNTRIES OF THE HEMISPHERE. NAVAL FORCES OF COUNTRIES OF THE HEMISPHERE. THIS CONTINGENT HAS EXPERIENCE AND POTENTIAL THIS CONTINGENT HAS EXPERIENCE AND POTENTIAL

TO ACT AS A MONITORING CENTER OF MILITARY TO ACT AS A MONITORING CENTER OF MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE, EFFECTIVELY EXERCISING AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE, EFFECTIVELY EXERCISING

ITS ROLE AS AN ADVISOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN ITS ROLE AS AN ADVISOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL IN ITS AREA OF COMPETENCE.ITS AREA OF COMPETENCE.

CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS

ONGOING ACTIONS:ONGOING ACTIONS:

– STIMULATE THE EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION OF ALL STIMULATE THE EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION OF ALL REPRESENTATIVES FROM MEMBER STATESREPRESENTATIVES FROM MEMBER STATES

– PRESENT THE IADB AS A HIGH LEVEL ADVISORY PRESENT THE IADB AS A HIGH LEVEL ADVISORY ORGANORGAN

– PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE CDMAPROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE CDMA– COMPLY RAPIDLY WITH THE DEMANDS OF THE OASCOMPLY RAPIDLY WITH THE DEMANDS OF THE OAS– ESTABLISH LIAISON OFFICERS AT THE OASESTABLISH LIAISON OFFICERS AT THE OAS– EXPEDITE THE INTEGRATION PROCESS WITH THE EXPEDITE THE INTEGRATION PROCESS WITH THE

OASOAS– INTEGRATE FULLY INTO OAS SYSTEMSINTEGRATE FULLY INTO OAS SYSTEMS

CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS

– CONSOLIDATE INTEGRATION INTO THE CONSOLIDATE INTEGRATION INTO THE INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEMINTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM

– IMPLEMENT MECHANISMS FOR IMPLEMENT MECHANISMS FOR COOPERATION IN THE MILITARY FIELDCOOPERATION IN THE MILITARY FIELD

– MONITOR AND EVALUATE THE DOCTRINE MONITOR AND EVALUATE THE DOCTRINE FOR ARMED FORCES COOPERATION IN FOR ARMED FORCES COOPERATION IN SECURITY MATTERSSECURITY MATTERS

– INTEGRATE WITH OTHER SIMILAR DEFENSE INTEGRATE WITH OTHER SIMILAR DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE HEMISPHERESORGANIZATIONS IN THE HEMISPHERES

– EVOLVE INTO A MORE AGILE STRUCTURE TO EVOLVE INTO A MORE AGILE STRUCTURE TO MEET THE DEMANDS IN THE MILITARY FIELD MEET THE DEMANDS IN THE MILITARY FIELD AND IN DEFENSEAND IN DEFENSE

PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVES

INTEGRATION WITH THE OASINTEGRATION WITH THE OAS

ACTIONS DRIVING EFFECTIVE CONSOLIDATIONACTIONS DRIVING EFFECTIVE CONSOLIDATION::

– KNOWLEDGE OF THE OASKNOWLEDGE OF THE OAS– APPROACH TO THE AMBASSADORSAPPROACH TO THE AMBASSADORS– INVITATIONS TO AMBASSADORS – MEETINGS OF INVITATIONS TO AMBASSADORS – MEETINGS OF

THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATESTHE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES– INTERACTION WITH SEDI; CHS; SSMINTERACTION WITH SEDI; CHS; SSM– EFFECTIVENESS OF LIAISON OFFICERSEFFECTIVENESS OF LIAISON OFFICERS– INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN THE WORK OF THE INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN THE WORK OF THE

OAS IN MATTERS RELATING TO THE SPHERE OF OAS IN MATTERS RELATING TO THE SPHERE OF ACTION OF THE IADBACTION OF THE IADB

DIFFICULTIES:DIFFICULTIES:

– ACCUMULATED POTENTIAL, ABILITY, AND ACCUMULATED POTENTIAL, ABILITY, AND EXPERIENCE STILL UNDER EXPLORED EXPERIENCE STILL UNDER EXPLORED

– EXPEDITING THE INTEGRATION PROCESS BETWEEN EXPEDITING THE INTEGRATION PROCESS BETWEEN THE IADB AND THE OASTHE IADB AND THE OAS (IADB + e OAS -) (IADB + e OAS -)

MAIN REASON:MAIN REASON:

• LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORGANIZATION LITTLE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORGANIZATION

““LOW DEMAND”LOW DEMAND”

INTEGRATION WITH THE OASINTEGRATION WITH THE OAS

MUTUALMUTUALKNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE

DEMANDDEMANDBUDGETBUDGET

PRIORITYPRIORITY

POTENTIALPOTENTIAL CAPACITYCAPACITY

PARTICIPATIONPARTICIPATION ACCUMULATEDACCUMULATEDEXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE

CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

THE IADBTHE IADB::• AS A BODY OF HIGH-LEVEL ADVICE:AS A BODY OF HIGH-LEVEL ADVICE:

– CAN DO MORECAN DO MORE– HOW? PARTICIPATING. BEING INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HOW? PARTICIPATING. BEING INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE

VARIOUS WORK GROUPS THAT AFFECT OUR AREA OF VARIOUS WORK GROUPS THAT AFFECT OUR AREA OF OPERATIONOPERATION

• IT IS THE ONLY BODY OF THE AMERICAN SYSTEM IT IS THE ONLY BODY OF THE AMERICAN SYSTEM WHICH FOSTERS EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AND WHICH FOSTERS EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION AND EXCHANGES IN MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE, EXCHANGES IN MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE, BETWEEN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE HEMISPHEREBETWEEN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE HEMISPHERE

• IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE OAS IT CONTRIBUTES TO THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE OAS CHARTERCHARTER

• IT IS AN INSTRUMENT OF INTEGRATION AND IT IS AN INSTRUMENT OF INTEGRATION AND COOPERATIONCOOPERATION

CONCLUSIONSCONCLUSIONS

• IT IS A CATALYST FOR TRANSPARENCY AND TRUSTIT IS A CATALYST FOR TRANSPARENCY AND TRUST

• IT HAS THE STRUCTURE OF THE COUNCIL OF IT HAS THE STRUCTURE OF THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES TO ADOPT DECISIONS TO THE BENEFIT OF DELEGATES TO ADOPT DECISIONS TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL MEMBER COUNTRIESALL MEMBER COUNTRIES

• THROUGH THE IADC, THERE CAN BE DEBATE AND THROUGH THE IADC, THERE CAN BE DEBATE AND PROVISION OF SOLUTIONS TO ALL PROBLEMS OF PROVISION OF SOLUTIONS TO ALL PROBLEMS OF MEMBER STATESMEMBER STATES

• IT IS A KEY ADVISORY BODY ON MILITARY AND IT IS A KEY ADVISORY BODY ON MILITARY AND DEFENSE ISSUES FOR THE OASDEFENSE ISSUES FOR THE OAS

• IT CAN HELP TO CONFRONT THE NEW THREATS, IT CAN HELP TO CONFRONT THE NEW THREATS, IDENTIFIED IN THE DECLARATION ON SECURITY IN THE IDENTIFIED IN THE DECLARATION ON SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS, WITHIN ITS SPHERE OF COMPETENCEAMERICAS, WITHIN ITS SPHERE OF COMPETENCE

WHAT AM I WHAT AM I DOINGDOING

“PROMOTING PEACE, CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY IN THE

HEMISPHERE”

INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARDINTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD(1942 – 2010)(1942 – 2010)

““Contributing to the Peace and Security of Contributing to the Peace and Security of the Hemisphere”the Hemisphere”

YEAR IV AS AN ENTITY OF THE OAS