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Disregard of Corruption in-Country

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Q51 25/100

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

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Military doctrine Score: 25 / 100
The country does not have a doctrine that address corruption as a strategic issue for peace and conflict or for operations. Military leaders are…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
This sub-indicator has been marked Not Applicable because there is no military doctrine which addresses corruption as a strategic issue.
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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
There is a comprehensive training for at least all the heads of departments, auditors said (1, 2 and 3). But the training is superficial…
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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
The Kuwaiti authorities are starting to take corruption into consideration in the defence and security realm however, there are no examples of corruption being…
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Application Score: 0 / 100
High-ranking officials have put corruption on the agenda in the planning of all operations by pushing forward the conflict of interest law, and there…
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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
SAB officials and lawmakers scrutinise military missions and these are included in the SAB’s annual report, officials say. Auditors are, however, not deployed with…
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M&E policy Score: 0 / 100
There are currently no guidelines on corruption risks for missions (1, 2 and 3). The very idea is new as a concept to the…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
This sub-indicator has been marked Not Applicable because auditing bodies and Parliament don’t have a policy of making mission reports available to the public.…
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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 are no guidelines for corruption risks for operations, an activist close to the Government and an Interior Ministry official said said (1 and…
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Training Score: 0 / 100
The heads of departments and other senior officials do receive training but it is not while they are deployed on any kind of mission,…
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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 is indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Analysts and officials say private military contractors are employed (1,2,3,4,5). But their work…
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Scrutiny Score: NS / 100
This is indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. There are no special provisions for the oversight of PMCs but all financial…
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Enforcement Score: NS / 100
This is indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. There are no policies or laws in place regarding the use of PMCs.…
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