Building security in Africa an evaluation of U.S. security sector assistance in Africa from the Cold War to the present
Introduction -- U.S. SSA in Africa -- The Debate over the Effectiveness of SSA in Africa -- Research Approach for Evaluating the Impact That SSA Has in Africa -- Findings on the Impact That SSA Has in Africa -- Conclusions and Policy Recommendations
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Santa Monica, Calif.
RAND Corporation
2018
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| Online Zugang: | https://doi.org/10.7249/RR2447 |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction -- U.S. SSA in Africa -- The Debate over the Effectiveness of SSA in Africa -- Research Approach for Evaluating the Impact That SSA Has in Africa -- Findings on the Impact That SSA Has in Africa -- Conclusions and Policy Recommendations The United States has sought to combat security threats in Africa principally by supporting partner governments, and security sector assistance (SSA) has been one of the primary tools it has used. Rigorous evaluations of the overall impact of SSA, however, have been extremely rare. A RAND Corporation study used statistical models to evaluate the impact that U.S.-provided SSA has had on political violence in Africa-in particular, the incidence of civil wars and insurgencies, terrorist attacks, and state repression. The authors found that SSA has had a mixed record. During the Cold War, SSA likely exacerbated instability, leading to a higher incidence of civil wars. During the post-Cold War era, it seems to have had little net effect, likely reflecting recipient-government failures to sustain the capabilities developed through SSA and to harness these capability gains to effective political-military strategies. When SSA has been implemented in conjunction with peacekeeping operations, however, it has had a consistently positive impact across a range of outcomes, including the likelihood of civil war recurrence, the incidence of terrorist attacks, and the extent of state repression. These findings have important implications for future U.S. policies in Africa and potentially beyond |
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| Beschreibung: | "RAND National Defense Research Institute." "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense." "This research was ... conducted within the International Security and Defense Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Preface (page iii) |
| Beschreibung: | xxvii, 109 Seiten 3 Diagramme 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781977400499 978-1-9774-0049-9 1977400493 1-9774-0049-3 |