Building armies, building nations : toward a new approach to security force assistance / Michael Shurkin, John Gordon, IV, Bryan Frederick, Christopher G. Pernin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shurkin, Michael Robert, author.

Gordon, John, IV, author.

Frederick, Bryan, author.

Pernin, Christopher G., 1973- author.

Contributor:

Rand Corporation, publisher.

Arroyo Center. Army Research Division, issuing body.

Arroyo Center. Strategy, Doctrine, and Resources Program, issuing body.

Series:

Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-1832-A.

Research report ; RR-1832-A

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--International cooperation.

National security.

Nation-building.

Civil-military relations.

Special operations (Military science).

Unified operations (Military science).

Physical Description:

xxix, 222 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Toward a new approach to security force assistance

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND, [2017]

Summary:

"This report proposes an alternative approach to Security Force Assistance (SFA) derived from an interpretation of nation-building and legitimacy formation grounded in history; it highlights the importance of ideas, identities, and ideology and argues that SFA efforts often err by focusing too much on force structure, capabilities, and readiness, while not sufficiently considering the extent to which a force's development complements the larger nation-building project and the formation of appropriate ideas, identities, and ideologies within the force. The report uses six case studies (South Korea, South Vietnam, Iraq, Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria) to analyze the relationship between building armies and building nations as well as potential U.S. contributions."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction

The Army of the Republic of Korea and the U.S. Advisory Mission

The Army of the Republic of Vietnam

The Iraqi Army

The Ghanaian Army

The Malian Army

The Nigerian Army

Conclusion.

Notes:

"Prepared for the United States Army."--Title page.

"This research was sponsored by the Deputy Chief of Staff G-8, Army Quadrennial Defense Review Office..."--Publisher's website.

ISBN:

0833097415

9780833097415

OCLC:

1027143719