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Faculty Publications:
- None.
Laws, Policies, Memos, and Regulations (sorted by regulation number):
- Laws and Executive Orders related to Security Assistance:
- Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, Public Law 87-195, as amended 2024.
- Arms Export Control Act of 1976, Public Law 90-629, as amended 2023.
- Controlled Substances Import and Export Act, 21 U.S.C., Section 951 et seq, https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?path=/prelim@title21/chapter13/subchapter2&edition=prelim
- Economy Act, 31 U.S.C., Section 1535, https://www.acquisition.gov/far/17.502-2
- Security Assistance Act of 2000, Public Law 106-280, Section 706.
- Executive Order 12163, Administration of Foreign Assistance and Related Functions, 1979.
- Executive Order 13637, Administration of Reformed Export Controls, 2013.
- DoD Directive 5105.65, Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 2023 (w/Change 1).
- DoD Directive 5132.03, DoD Policy and Responsibilities Related to Security Cooperation, 2016.
- DoD Instruction 5132.14, Assessment, Monitoring, and Evaluation Policy for the Security Cooperation Enterprise, 2017.
- DoD Instruction 2010.06, Material Interoperability and Standardization with Allies and Coalition Partners, 2018 (w/Change 1).
- DoD Instruction 5530.03, International Agreements, 2019.
- Was DoD Directive 5530.3, International Agreements, 1987.
- DoD Directive 2140.02, Recoupment of Nonrecurring Costs on Sales of US Items, 2018 (w/Change 1).
- DoD Manual 5105.38-M, Security Assistance Management Manual, 2003.
- Army Regulation 12-1, Security Assistance, Training, and Export Policy, 2024.
- DA Pamphlet 12-1, Security Assistance Procedures and Operations, 2016.
- Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Vision 2020, 2014.
- Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Foreign Customer Guide, July 2018.
- Defense Security Cooperation University, The Management of Security Cooperation Green Book, 34th ed., 2014:
- Chapter 1, “Introduction to Security Cooperation.”
- Defense Security Cooperation University, Security Cooperation Management Green Book, 40th ed., 2020.
Strategies and Reports:
- None.
Commentaries (inclusion does not represent endorsement):
- Caslen Jr., Robert L., F. Dean Rush, and Geoffrey Adams, “Security Cooperation Doctrine and Authorities: Closing the Gaps,” Joint Force Quarterly 71 (4th Quarter 2013): 74-78.
- Pelham IV, John T. “Combat Multiplier: Examining the Security Force Assistance Brigade’s Role in Future Army Strategic Deterrence,” Land Warfare Paper #141 (Washington, DC: Association of the United States Army, 2021), https://www.ausa.org/publications/combat-multiplier-examining-security-force-assistance-brigades-role-future-army
Title image credit: Lt. Col. Michael Weisman via U.S. Africa Command website, public domain.
Special Enterprises (S): Cyber (SC) — Defense Support to Civil Authorities (SD) — Special Operations (SF) — Intelligence (SI) — Law & Military Justice (SL) — Military Medicine (SM) — Nuclear Forces (SN) — Security Force Assistance (SP) — Reserve Components (SR) — Space (SS) — Chaplaincy (SY)
Library: Main Page — Professional Development (A) — Defense Enterprise (E) — Force Structure (F) — Modernization (M) — Personnel (P) — Readiness (R) — Special Enterprises (S) — Resource Management (X) — References (Z)