Training other countries' armed forces is a go-to foreign policy tool for the United States and
other states. A growing literature explores the effects of military training, but researchers lack …

After 15 years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq, many now see 'small-footprint'security force
assistance (SFA)–training, advising and equipping allied militaries–as an alternative to large …

The most common image of world politics involves states negotiating, cooperating, or
sometimes fighting with one another; billiard balls in motion on a global pool table. Yet …

This article seeks to explain why some high-capacity democracies have high levels of
internal violence. These regimes present a puzzle: Why are bureaucratically capable states …

According to conventional wisdom, organized criminal activity is perpetrated primarily by
non-state, private actors who are occasionally [or not] protected by corrupt government …

This report documents research and analysis conducted as part of a project entitled
Characteristics of Successful Military Interventions, sponsored by the Office of the Deputy …

The past decade has witnessed a sea change in US military engagement in Africa. With the
establishment of a new permanent command, significant increases in security assistance …

The same debate is mirrored within the US Army, where the US European Command
(EUCOM) and the US Pacific Command (PACOM) have now come to provide the natural …

Why do some winning rebel groups build obedient and effective state militaries after civil
war, while others suffer military defections? When winning rebels face intense security …

The research reported here was completed in July 2021, followed by security review by the
sponsor and the US Army Office of the Chief of Public Affairs, with final sign-off in June 2022 …