Publication

Nov 2016

This study, which draws on interviews and field research in two recipient nations of US counterterrorism (CT) security assistance (Jordan and Kenya), examines how Washington can improve the CT programs it has initiated with other states. Given the results of their data, the text’s authors ultimately provide the following recommendations – 1) American CT security assistance programs should devote more time and effort to improving the capabilities of law enforcement and internal security forces; 2) in order to ensure CT security assistance programs are effective, the US should develop standardized, outcomes-centered metrics that apply across multiple agencies; and 3) Washington needs to develop better (and longer lasting) assessment, monitoring, and evaluation (AM&E) protocols.

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Author Ilan Goldenberg, Alice Hunt Friend, Stephen Tankel, Nicholas A Heras
Series CNAS Reports
Publisher Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
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