Multi-National Experiment 5 (MNE 5)

MNE 5 is a comprehensive internasjonal programme for consept development and experimenting within multinational og multifunctional peace operations.

MNE 5 cooperation between eight states and NATO. The Norwegian contribution is coordinated via NATO og contributors are: FFI, FSTS, FOHK and NUPI.

Participants

Vegard Valther Hansen
Cedric H. de Coning
Kristin M. Haugevik
Benjamin de Carvalho
Ståle Ulriksen
Niels Nagelhus Schia
Nina Græger
Boye Garder Lillerud
Jon Harald Sande Lie
Cathrine Westad Salthammer

Multi-National Experiment 5 (MNE 5)

MULTI-NATIONAL EXPERIMENT 5 (MNE 5)
MNE 5 is a comprehensive international programme for conceptual development within multinational and multifunctional interagency peace support operations. The project period is from autumn 2006 to summer 2009. The aim is to achieve a satisfactory way of coordinating and organising the political, humanitarian, economic and military efforts of the international community. The MNE series was initiated by the American Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) in 2001 with five partner states. In MNE 5, eight states and NATO have status as partners. The Norwegian contribution is coordinated via NATO. The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), the Defence Research Establishment (FFI), the Joint Staff College (all in Oslo) and the Joint Operational Headquarters in Stavanger work closely with NATO’s Transformation Command.

This NATO team has two main projects. The first focuses on developing a methodology for effect-based assessments within a comprehensive approach to operations. NUPI’s Department of International Politics is to work on coordinating civilian and military methods for monitoring and evaluating ongoing operations (effect-based assessment). This sub-project, initiated in February 2007, aims to increase understanding among civilian and military actors in peace operations about each other’s working methods and terminology and to improve methods for assessing and monitoring ongoing multinational interagency operations. NUPI arranged a workshop on this issue in Oslo in December 2006.

The second project aims to promote the development of an effect-based concept of operations (EBAO) within a comprehensive civilian-military approach to crisis handling. In practice, this is a question of how to adapt NATO’s operational concept to collaboration with various civilian actors through a comprehensive approach. NUPI’s participation in this project commenced in March 2007.

Finansiering

Joint Operational Headquarters and Ministry of Defence.