Training foreign police : a missing aspect of U.S. security assistance to counterinsurgency

Journal article

The lack of an institutional capacity and a legal authority to train foreign police forces is undercutting U.S. security assistance in the war on terror. From Iraq to Afghanistan to the Philippines, effective police forces are a key component of efforts to combat insurgency. This article discusses the importance of effective policing to counterinsurgency, briefly explores the history of American police assistance during the Cold War, and proposes a means by which, for a fraction of what it spends annually on military assistance programs, the United States can leverage domestic police academies to provide high-quality support and assistance to foreign law enforcement agencies.

Authors: Ladwig, W

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Routledge
• Journal: Comparative Strategy
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 285-293
• Publication date: 2007-10-24
• Acceptance date: 2007-01-01
• DOI: 10.1080/01495930701598599
• EISSN: 1521-0448
• ISSN: 0149-5933
• Language: English