Recommendation.
1. DoD should apply the MoDA program to future stability operations.
2. Other USG departments/agencies should consider incorporating certain
aspects of the MoDA program into their own programs for institutional capacitybuilding (if not already doing so): focused selection & backfill, advisor-specific
predeployment training, "embedded" partnering, extensive use of reachback, and
host nation manpower development.
Implications.
If the MoDA program is not utilized in future stability operations, then ministerial
capacity-building may suffer from less than optimal selection & training programs,
and may not achieve optimal levels of cooperation & trust – otherwise attainable
through embedded partnering.
Event Description.
This lesson is based on the article "Ministerial Advisors: Developing Capacity for
an Enduring Security Force," by James A. Schear, William B. Caldwell IV, and
Frank C. Digiovanni," PRISM, Volume 2, Number 2, March 2011.
Comments.
Related documents:
1. "Building Police Capacity in Afghanistan: The Challenges of a Multilateral
Approach," by William B. Caldwell IV and Nathan K. Finney, PRISM, Volume 2,
Number 1, December 2010.
2. “The Importance of the Interior Ministry in Security Sector Reform,” SOLLIMS
Lesson 673, 30 September 2010.
3. "The Treasury Approach to State-Building and Institution-Strengthening
Assistance: Experiences in Iraq and Broader Implications," by Jeremiah S. Pam,
United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Special Report 216, 1 October 2008.
4. “Building Partner Capacity: DoD Should Improve Its Reporting to Congress on
Challenges to Expanding Ministry of Defense Advisors Program,” United States
Government Accountability Office (GAO), 11 February 2015.
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