ABSTRACT

Security Force Assistance (SFA) is presented as a panacea for security threats and governance problems in the Global South. Using Mali as a point of departure, in this article we explore the complex reality of SFA in a state with a highly fragmented security sector. A plethora of SFA providers collectively leaves a negative impact on the cohesion of the recipient security forces. Multiple SFA providers and uncoordinated implementation muddle objectives and fragment already loosely assembled security forces. In consequence, rather than improving security, SFA may exacerbate the problems the assistance is meant to solve.

中文翻译：

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支离破碎的我们：马里安全部门的凝聚力和外国安全部队援助的影响

摘要

安全部队援助 (SFA) 被视为解决全球南方安全威胁和治理问题的灵丹妙药。在本文中，我们以马里为出发点，探讨在安全部门高度分散的国家中 SFA 的复杂现实。大量 SFA 提供者共同对接收方安全部队的凝聚力产生负面影响。多个 SFA 提供者和不协调的实施混淆了目标，并使已经松散组合的安全部队分散。因此，SFA 可能会加剧援助旨在解决的问题，而不是提高安全性。