CIAO DATE: 05/2014
May 2012
George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
This Marshall Center Occasional Paper addresses the challenges of policing on United Nations and coalition stability operations and assesses efforts to achieve host nation police primacy, defined as a situation where indigenous police have the main responsibility for internal security and the maintenance of the rule of law. The paper offers a broad perspective; identifying and discussing the common, re-occurring problems that have beset policing operations, and assessing national and international efforts to make better use of foreign and host nation police assets. National and international staffs have worked hard to improve policing over the last twenty years, but the authors conclude that the provision of effective policing on stability operations will remain a challenge for the international community. Unfortunately, it appears likely that different perceptions of national interests, domestic political constraints, and bureaucratic inertia will continue to impact negatively on police capabilities.
Resource link: Police Primacy: The Challenges of Developing Host Nation Police Capacity on Stability Operations [PDF] - 1.7M