Closing the Security Gap - Building Irregular Security Forces (Art of War Papers series) (Paperback)

The British and US experience with the use of local, irregular security forces suggest their importance in assisting the host nation government and counterinsurgent forces. Their successful establishment, training, and employment demonstrate the importance of several prerequisites including partnership with an advisory force, consent of the host nation's government to exist, and that the security force is accountable to the local civil authority. Without these prerequisites, the local, irregular security force could risk illegitimacy in the eyes of the populace, the host nation government, and the counterinsurgent. However, partnership does not guarantee a local irregular force's success. The host nation's involvement in the decision to build irregular forces is important from the beginning of the campaign. Through the examination of archival research and primary source interviews associated with the British experience in North-West Frontier and the Dhofar region of Oman, one can start to understand the prerequisites needed to create a successful mentorship force. The paper examines the method of partnership, selection and traits of the advisors, and the host nation government's role in building the Punjab Irregular Forces and Frontier Corps in North-West Frontier in India, the firqat in Dhofar, and the Sons of Iraq. Illustrated.

General

Imprint:	Military Bookshop
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Michael J. Gunther • Combat Studies Institute Press
Introduction by:	Daniel Marston
Dimensions:	244 x 170 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	142
ISBN-13:	978-1-78266-347-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
LSN:	1-78266-347-9
Barcode:	9781782663478

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