Reforming Security Sector Assistance for Africa

Abstract

The United States has sought to combat security threats in Africawhether terrorism or, in a previous era, communismprincipally by providing security sector assistance (SSA) to partner governments on the continent. Proponents of such assistance claim that it is a cost-effective tool for advancing U.S. interests on the continent while being welcomed by the African partners. By strengthening partners' security capabilities, the United States can help partners deter challenges by militants and degrade and ultimately defeat those challengers that do arise.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1084839

Entities

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Civil War
  • Cold War
  • Continents
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • National Security
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Terrorism
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command
  • Violence

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.