Peace & Stability Journal Volume 8, Issue 2 | Page 4

April 18th through the 20th the Peacekeeping and Stabil- ity Operations Institute (PKSOI) hosted its 12th annual Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Training and Education Workshop (PSOTEW) at the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. This year’s workshop provided a forum for trainers, educators, plan- ners and practitioners from U.S. and international gov- ernmental and non-governmental organizations, military organizations, military and civilian peace and stability training centers, and academic institutions to share current challenges and best practices toward improving civilian and military teaming efforts in the realm of peace and stability operations training and education. The theme of this year’s workshop was “The Struggle for Legitimate Governance.” The goal of the workshop was to facilitate dialogue on collaboration opportunities and ex- pand networking opportunities across shared communities of interest. 114 representatives from over 50 organizations across the Peacekeeping and Stability Operations (PSO) training and education Community of Practice attended the workshop. This year’s event featured 5 separate work- groups that included Protection of Civilians, Operation- alizing the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda, Humani- tarian Assistance in a Complex Environment, Civil Affairs’ Role in Stability, and Operationalizing Governance. PKSOI Director COL Michael Rauhut provided the opening remarks for the workshop, which included an update from the 2017 PSOTEW. The remainder of the morning was dedicated to two plenary addresses and ended with a keynote address. During the first plenary address, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Stabiliza- tion and Humanitarian Assistance, Mr. Mark Swayne gave an update on the state of the current Stability Policy for the Department of Defense. Mr. Swayne’s address gave the audience a current look at ongoing government policies and views on PSO with emphasis on the Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 3000.5 on Stabilization, and 2 PKSOI Director COL Michael Rauhut provided the opening remarks for the workshop, that included an update from the 2017 PSOTEW. the recently released USG Stabilization Assistance Review (SAR). Mr. Swayne’s address was followed by an update on an ongoing initiative by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (OUSD P&R), which was represented by Mr. Andy Kostrub. Mr. Kostrub provided the group with an informative brief on their draft DODI, Training for Integrated Operations, which is seeking to streamline policies making it easier for the DoD to train with its external partners (Interagency, nongov- ernmental organizations (NGO), International Organiza- tions). PSOTEW participants were able to influence this draft document during the question and answer session. The morning session was capped off with a keynote address by Dr. Sarah Sewall. Dr. Sewall’s comments come from her vast experience as a distinguished scholar of PSO, but also from her time in holding senior positions in both the De- partments’ of State and Defense shaping PSO policy. Her comments were the perfect stage setter for the participants to break into their separate work groups and address their specific problem sets.