Bilateral Military Planning Model for Security Cooperation between Peru and the United States

Abstract

Through a documentary analysis of existing agreements and applicable national and international regulatory frameworks, complemented by a specialized review of security cooperation, this study examines the complementarity of three instruments: the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (1st SFAB), the West Virginia National Guard (NGWV), and U.S. Army Special Forces (SF). The findings demonstrate that the historical fragmentation of cooperation efforts has constrained the consolidation of sustainable institutional capabilities. In response to this limitation, the study proposes a planning model that integrates the DOTMLPF-P framework with warfighting functions through five operational phases, thereby configuring a planning scheme applicable to the Peruvian Army's (EP) Plan de Transformación Institucional (PTI) (Institutional Transformation Plan) through 2034. Finally, the study argues that military cooperation must be aligned with national strategic priorities in order to prevent operational dependencies and strengthen the institutionalization of force development processes.