3.3 Generating and using specific expertise, including civilian organisations

Costs and benefits:

Integrating personnel and expertise from different institutions is likely to deliver an overall increase in mission competence and ability to counter corruption. It does, however, pose challenges, not least of working through different institutional priorities and approaches. Timelines for deployment and access to security clearances also continue to pose challenges for civilians prepared to work alongside the military. This is why cooperation should be established prior to any deployments. This could be done through civilian participation in military exercises, civil-military cooperation seminars, and dedicated study days. These tend to be recurrent in many military headquarters and offer a venue for nurturing links with civilian organisations that could be capitalised on during deployments and translated into concrete institutional solutions. ISAF’s Task Force Shafafyiat, for example, attempted to integrate civilian and military approaches through appointing two civilian deputy directors: one from the FBI and another from the Drugs Enforcement Agency.