How Successful are U.S. Efforts to Build Capacity in Developing Countries? A Framework to Assess the Global Train and Equip 1206 Program

The Global Train and Equip 1206 Program is a multiagency security cooperation program that supports U.S.-led capacity-building activities focused on counterterrorism and stability operations with foreign military partners. Interviews with policymakers and subject-matter experts, combined with a survey of program stakeholders, revealed some challenges and best approaches to establishing an assessment framework for 1206 Program projects.