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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
Qatar does not consider corruption a strategic issue for its defence operations and does not have a military doctrine that suggests that. [1,2] Qatar…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
This sub-indicator has been marked as Not Applicable, as the country does not have a military doctrine that considers corruption a strategic issue for…
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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 have been few training courses on corruption, transparency, and little training on anti-corruption issues, transparency and ethics, for commanders and mid ranks officers.…
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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
Corruption issues are not considered to be strategic issues within the defence sector overall (Q51) and there is no evidence of them being factored…
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Application Score: 0 / 100
During operations and activities, the Qatari armed forces and the MoD do not take corruption issues into consideration. The commanders do not usually have…
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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
Qatar has very few defence operations (Eritrea, Yemen), but withdrew from both in 2017. However, there has not been any deployment of trained personnel…
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M&E policy Score: 0 / 100
There is no M&E guidance for missions on how to monitor corruption risks. [1,2] It has become clear that Qatar is not involved in…
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Transparency Score: NA / 100
This indicator has been marked Not Applicable because there is no monitoring of corruption (see Q54A). Qatar does not publish any reports on corruption…
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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 relevant guidelines for corruption risks in contracting or while on deployment. Research has revealed that the defence sector and the armed…
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Training Score: 0 / 100
There is no training provided on corruption risks for personnel who are part of operations. Such training is not provided for peace operation missions…
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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. Qatar is a signatory to the Montreux document as of April 30, 2009 and…
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Scrutiny Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Scrutiny over PMCs is much more present than scrutiny over the public defence sector.…
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Enforcement Score: NS / 100
This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. There are rare incidents when PMCs violate the terms and laws, but they are…
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