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Operational Risks

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Military operations are complex—with a wide array of actors, a constantly changing environment, and often serious consequences. Their complexity means that they are rife with opportunities for corruption; their impact means that it is vital that they improve, and that all of those involved ensure that corruption does not prevent success.

TI-DSP has identified four key areas with very high corruption risk during operations.

Disregard of corruption

When international forces intervene in a country in conflict, their approach to corruption once in theatre is critical to the success of their mission. Disregard of corruption in-country runs a high risk of being seen as complicity in it. Read more.

Corruption within mission

There are too many cases where intervention or peacekeeping forces are themselves a source of corrupt behaviour, and corruption within a mission occurs. Corruption during operations is not a one-way street. Read more.

Contracting

If carried out effectively, local contracting holds the potential to be a vehicle for resuscitating the local economy. However, the impact of international military contracting also runs the risk of increasing corruption. Read more.

Private Security Companies

Private security companies are a growing feature of military operations. These companies often operate without the ethical guidelines, and accountability to the public, and oversight that govern most traditional armed forces—the risk of corruption is therefore high. Read more.