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Senior Security Cooperation Professional adept at Foreign Military Sales (FMS), Building Partner Capacity (BPC), Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation (AM&E), Security Cooperation Organization (SCO) Operations and Management, and Defense Policy Analysis (e.g., Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative, etc.). “Security Cooperation (SC) comprises all activities undertaken by the DoD [Department of Defense] to encourage and enable international partners to work with the United States to achieve strategic objectives. It includes all DoD interactions with foreign defense and security establishments, including all DoD-administered Security Assistance (SA) programs, that: build defense and security relationships that promote specific U.S. security interests, including all international armaments cooperation activities and security assistance activities; develop allied and friendly military capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations; and provide U.S. forces with peacetime and contingency access to host nations.” (Security Assistance Management Manual (SAMM), DSCA Manual 5105.38-M)Research Interests: Deterrence Theory; AM&E Methodologies; Asymmetric Capability Development in the Maritime Domain; and Military Modernization Initiatives within East and Southeast Asia. Personal Tenets: Rigor, Transparency, and Accountability.Twitter: @st3ph3ncharl3s