The Paradox of Security Force Assistance after the Rise and Fall of the Islamic State in Syria–Iraq

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-138
Author(s):  
Jahara Matisek ◽  
Michael W. Fowler
Keyword(s):  
Security Force ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Security Force Assistance

Conceptual Design for a Multiplayer Security Force Assistance Strategy Game

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Bartels ◽  
Christopher Chivvis ◽  
Adam Grissom ◽  
Stacie Pettyjohn
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Design ◽  
Security Force ◽  
Strategy Game ◽  
Security Force Assistance

scholarly journals Security Force Assistance to Fragile States: A Framework of Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 563-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Øystein H. Rolandsen ◽  
Maggie Dwyer ◽  
William Reno
Keyword(s):  
Security Force ◽  
Fragile States ◽  
Security Force Assistance

Egypt's Sinai smuggling links Islamic State to Hamas

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
Security Force ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Umbrella Organisation ◽  
The Muslim Brotherhood ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
State Group

Subject Links between Hamas and ISG. Significance Egyptian and Israeli authorities claim that the Islamic State group (ISG) in Sinai is receiving support from Hamas, the Palestinian militant group ruling the Gaza Strip. Hamas political leaders and spokesmen deny any connection. ISG and Hamas disagree over ideology, governance and fighting Israel, and Hamas often suppresses ISG-inspired groups in Gaza. ISG propaganda criticises Hamas and its umbrella-organisation, the Muslim Brotherhood. Yet there are strategic reasons for a transactional relationship between Hamas and ISG Sinai. Impacts Support for ISG Sinai by Hamas's military wing complicates efforts, promoted by Saudi Arabia, for Egyptian-Hamas reconciliation. Egyptian politicians will use Hamas as a scapegoat for security force losses in ISG Sinai attacks. Hamas forces will monitor the border with Sinai more closely to watch for infiltration by jihadists.

Western Security Force Assistance in Weak States

2019 ◽  
Vol 164 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Knowles ◽  
Jahara Matisek
Keyword(s):  
Security Force ◽  
Weak States ◽  
Security Force Assistance

scholarly journals Building Security Forces & Stabilizing Nations: The Problem of Agency

Daedalus ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 146 (4) ◽  
pp. 126-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Biddle
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Security Force ◽  
Weak States ◽  
Military Effectiveness ◽  
Security Forces ◽  
Small Footprint ◽  
Security Force Assistance

After fifteen 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 U.S. ground-force commitments to stabilize weak states. SFA, however, confronts challenges of interest misalignment between the United States and its typical partners. The resulting agency losses often limit SFA's real ability to improve partners' military effectiveness. For SFA, small footprints usually mean small payoffs.

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