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Disregard of Corruption in-Country

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Q51 0/100

Do the armed forces have military doctrine addressing corruption as a strategic issue on operations?

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Military doctrine Score: 0 / 100
Armenia has a military doctrine that is universal, it does not specifically address corruption issues [1]. High-ranking military officials regularly mention the destructive influence…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
Armenia has a Military Doctrine that does not consider corruption a strategic issue [1], as such this indicator is scored Not Applicable.
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Q52 25/100

Is there training in corruption issues for commanders at all levels in order to ensure that these commanders are clear on the corruption issues they may face during deployment?

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Score: 25 / 100
Training is required, but it is limited to the peacekeeping battalion. In the case of peacekeeping missions training is facilitated by the DCAF, Armenian…
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Q53 13/100

Is corruption as a strategic issue considered in the forward planning of operations? If so, is there evidence that commanders at all levels apply this knowledge in the field?

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Forward planning Score: 25 / 100
The Anti-Corruption Council and the government’s anti-corruption strategy, approved by the Government Decision 1141-N, it did not include the defence sector among the priority…
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Application Score: 0 / 100
In an attempt to eliminate corruption in the defence sector, as well as to strengthen integrity and good governance in the defence sector the…
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Corruption within Mission

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Q54 0/100

Are trained professionals regularly deployed to monitor corruption risk in the field (whether deployed on operations or peacekeeping missions)?

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Corruption monitoring Score: 0 / 100
There has been no evidence publicly available that expert personnel capable of monitoring corruption are regularly deployed and report on the status of corruption…
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M&E policy Score: 0 / 100
There is no evidence that M&E guidance for the mission on how to monitor corruption risks is publicly available [1, 2, 3].
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
This indicator has been scored Not Applicable. There is no publicly available evidence that expert personnel, capable of monitoring corruption, are regularly deployed and…
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Contracting

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Q55 0/100

Are there guidelines, and staff training, on addressing corruption risks in contracting whilst on deployed operations or peacekeeping missions?

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Comprehensiveness Score: 0 / 100
There is no evidence of the existence of relevant guidelines for corruption risks in contracting and nothing available on the relevant websites [1, 2,…
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Training Score: NEI / 100
There is not enough evidence to score this indicator.The NATO-Armenia Individual Partnership Action Plan’s (IPAP) 2014-2016 clause 1.3. is about the fight against corruption.…
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Private Security Companies

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Q56 NS/100

Are private military contractors employed and if so, are they subject to a similar level of scrutiny as for the armed forces?

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Policies Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Armenia does not have any private military contractors (PMCs), and therefore, there is no…
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Scrutiny Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Armenia does not have PMCs [1].
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Enforcement Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. According to the Law on Defence, only Armenian armed forces ensure the protection of…
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