Despite being mandated to plan and carry out security cooperation in their respective AORs, the COCOM commanders both lack sufficient dedicated resources to implement their security cooperation strategies in a coherent manner and, when attempting to manage as they can, often find themselves confronted with a bewildering array of legislative, policy, and bureaucratic hurdles.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: A stimulus for African security

The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO is the UN organisation dedicated to ocean science and services and is responsible for fostering cooperation between governments on global issues about oceans.

UNESCO: Troubled Waters