An Advisory Capacity: The Wider Ramifications of Security Force Assistance Brigades in Afghanistan

SWJED — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:15:23 +0000

An Advisory Capacity: The Wider Ramifications of Security Force Assistance Brigades in Afghanistan

The long-term deployment and regenerative capabilities of SFABs creates an opportunity to capitalize on situations short of conflict. According to USAID, premature attempts at democratization resulted mainly from failures to “develop the political and social infrastructure to a level that could absorb (manage, resolve or transform) the conﬂicts that arose” prior to hosting elections.

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A Governance Advising Framework for the Security Force Assistance Brigade

SWJED — Sat, 18 Nov 2017 19:30:35 +0000

A Governance Advising Framework for the Security Force Assistance Brigade SWJED Sat, 11/18/2017 - 2:30pm

Responding to the crisis of ineffective governance will require governance advising during all phases of military operations. We describe here the potential role of the SFAB in such a response.