- Africa Center for Strategic Studies
- Uganda Community Chapter
- Enhancements to EAC Leadership of AMISOM
Enhancements to EAC Leadership of AMISOM
I am currently working on my doctoral dissertation on EAC Leadership of AMISOM and was interested in any comments to the following questions.
What policy or capability adaptations can the EAC make to become more effective in the new peacebuilding and statebuilding interventions they currently find themselves and how will they be most effective over the long term?
1. Why has the EAC not been able to deploy a peacekeeping force under EAC leadership?
2. Why have the individual nations contributing peacekeepers been unwilling to subordinate their forces to the regional mechanisms?
3. What benefits, beyond regional security, are the individual nations providing forces realizing and why?
4. How has such an ad-hoc organization been able to successfully confront the complex issues contained in Darfur and Somalia?
5. Are the interventions by individual nations more or less sustainable over the long-term, and how does the prognosis for a favorable outcome change between intervention methods?
About This Author
Commander Stamper is currently a member of the Joint Warfighting Department Faculty at Air Command and Staff College, where he is the Chief, Learning Methodologies and Exercises Branch.
Commander Stamper earned his commission from the United States Naval Academy in 1989 graduating with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Oceanography. He was designated a Naval Aviator in 1991 and selected Anti-submarine Warfare Helicopters as a primary platform.
His first assignment was in Norfolk, VA where he flew the SH-2F, deploying on Cruisers, Destroyers and Frigates. In 1994 he reported to the United States Naval Academy as the Ethics Advisor to the Commandant of Midshipmen. One year later he changed positions on the Commandant’s staff and was assigned as a Company Officer. In 1997 he returned to operational flying, transitioning to the SH-60B in Mayport, FL. He held assignments as the Quality Assurance Officer, Detachment Maintenance Officer, and Detachment Officer in Charge. In mid 2001 he reported to the Fleet Replacement Squadron as an Instructor Pilot and the Squadron Maintenance Officer.
In November 2002, Commander Stamper reported to the Naval War College where he earned his Masters of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies. He attended Joint Forces Staff College for JPME Phase II before reporting to J5-Africa division of EUCOM in April 2004.
Assigned as the East Africa Desk officer he was responsible for POL-MIL analysis of three East African countries within the EUCOM AOR, and COCOM seams issues between EUCOM, CENTCOM and PACOM. Upon his departure in 2006 he was designated a Joint Specialty Officer and reported to Air War College where he held positions as Deputy Chair and instructor for the Joint Warfighting Department, and Associate Dean for Academic Operations.
Upon retiring, Commander Stamper moved from his position at Air War College to one on the faculty at Air Command and Staff College.