Operational Risk:

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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
As far as service strategic operations are concerned, corruption is not regarded as a major or important issue [1]. Corruption is dealt with in…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
The country does not have a military doctrine that addresses and classifies corruption as a strategic military issue [1]. As such, this indicator is…
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Q52 0/100

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: 0 / 100
There is no publicly available evidence that training is provided for the commanders as a matter of policy [1]. DCEC, which is the institution…
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Q53 0/100

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: 0 / 100
As explained in previous questions, corruption is not officially stated as a strategic military issue. Botswana does not have a National Security Strategy and…
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Application Score: 0 / 100
There is no evidence that corruption as a strategic issue is considered in the planning and execution of military operations [1].
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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
When deploying military personnel on the field, the country does not deploy trained personnel for corruption [1]. As noted in other questions, the BDF…
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M&E policy Score: 0 / 100
There is no evidence that trained corruption professionals are deployed to monitor corruption risk on the field, and there is no evidence of M&E…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
As no trained corruption professionals are deployed to monitor corruption risk on the field, this indicator is scored ‘Not Applicable’. It remains the prerogative…
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Contracting

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Q55 38/100

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: 25 / 100
There are no specific guidelines save for the provisions in the BDF Act and those provided in the DCEC Act [1]. Botswana rarely participates…
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Training Score: 50 / 100
Training on corruption risks is provided in general and not specifically for military personnel that are deployed on operations or peacekeeping missions [1, 2,…
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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 as Botswana’s legal framework makes no provision for private military contractors [1,2]. Botswana has…
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Scrutiny Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Botswana’s legal framework makes no provision for private military contractors [1,2]. As such, there…
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Enforcement Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Botswana’s legal framework makes no provision for private military contractors [1,2].
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