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Title

Assessing security cooperation as a preventive tool / Michael J. McNerney, Angela O'Mahony, Thomas S. Szayna, Derek Eaton, Caroline Baxter, Colin P. Clarke, Emma Cutrufello, Michael McGee, Heather Peterson, Leslie Adrienne Payne, Calin Trenkov-Wermuth.

Author

McNerney, Michael J.

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2014]

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Additional Authors

• O'Mahony, Angela.
• Szayna, Thomas S., 1960-
• Eaton, Derek, 1963-
• Baxter, Caroline, 1956-
• Clarke, Colin P.
• Cutrufello, Emma.
• McGee, Michael.
• Peterson, Heather.
• Payne, Leslie Adrienne.
• Trenkov-Wermuth, Calin.
• Arroyo Center issuing body.
• United States. Army sponsoring body.

Description

xxiii, 126 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

The report tested the assertion that U.S. security cooperation (SC) can help reduce fragility in partner states. The test used statistical analysis to assess SC data and state fragility scores for 107 countries in 1991{u2013}2008. After controlling for a variety of factors, the main finding was that provision of SC by the United States and a reduction in partner state fragility were correlated. The strength of correlation did not increase proportionally with additional funding; most of the effect was concentrated at the low end of SC funding. In addition, the correlation depended on recipient country characteristics. Correlation was stronger in more democratic states and in states with stronger institutions. In especially fragile states, there was only a weak or no correlation of SC with fragility decrease. Of the types of SC provided, the correlation was strongest with education-focused SC. Foreign Military Financing, a type of SC, did not correlate with reductions in fragility.

Subject

• Military assistance, American > Evaluation
• Security sector > International cooperation
• Conflict management > International cooperation
• Terrorism > United States > Prevention
• Political stability
• Security, International
• United States > Military relations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-126).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- Security Cooperation, U.S. Strategy, and the Concept of "Prevention" -- Statistical Approach to Assessing the Preventive Hypothesis -- Assessing the Preventive Hypothesis -- Findings from Case Studies -- Findings and Implications -- Appendix A: Army Security Cooperation Programs -- Appendix B: Sensitivity Analyses.

ISBN

• 9780833081469 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 0833081462 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2014005202

OCLC

870336355

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library