Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.

Description

1. xix, 58 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Summary

1. "For both diplomatic and national security reasons, security cooperation continues to be important for the United States. The needs and existing capabilities of various nations differ, however, as will results. In previous research, RAND identified a series of factors that correlate with the success of building partner capacity (BPC) efforts. Some of these are under U.S. control, and some are inherent in the partner nation or under its control. Strategic imperatives sometimes compel the United States to work with PNs that lack favorable characteristics but with which the United States needs to conduct BPC anyway. This report explores what the United States can do, when conducting BPC in challenging contexts, to maximize prospects for success. The authors address this question using the logic model outlined in a companion report and examining a series of case studies, looking explicitly at the challenges that can interfere with BPC. Some of the challenges stemmed from U.S. shortcomings, such as policy or funding issues; others from the partner's side, including issues with practices, personalities, baseline capacity, and lack of willingness; still others from disagreements among various stakeholders over objectives and approaches. Among the factors correlated with success in overcoming these challenges were consistency of funding and implementation, shared security interests, and matching objectives with the partner nation's ability to absorb and sustain capabilities."--Back cover.

Series statement

1. [Research report] ; RR-937-OSD

Uniform title

1. Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-937-OSD.

Subject

1. National security > International cooperation
2. Soldiers > Training of > International cooperation
3. Military education > International cooperation
4. Military assistance, American

Call number

1. JFF 15-894

Note

1. "Prepared for the Joint Staff J5, the Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy."
2. At head of title: National Defense Research Institute.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-58).

Author

1. Paul, Christopher, 1971- author.

Title

1. What works best when building partner capacity in challenging contexts ? / Christopher Paul, Jennifer D. P. Moroney, Beth Grill, Colin P. Clarke, Lisa Saum-Manning, Heather Peterson, Brian Gordon.

Publisher

1. Santa Monica : Rand Corporation, [2015]

Copyright date

1. ©2015

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. [Research report] ; RR-937-OSD
2. Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-937-OSD.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 57-58).

Connect to:

1. (Key findings, recommendations)

Added author

1. National Defense Research Institute (U.S.), issuing body.

ISBN

1. 0833088718
2. 9780833088710

Research call number

1. JFF 15-894