G8 security sector capacity building in fragile states

Such recognition is manifested in the OECD Principles for Good International Engagement in Fragile States, and the Fragile States Group of the OECD/DAC, which under the leadership of Australia and France has endeavoured to advise donor governments on effective approaches to fragile states.7 The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission is designed to enhance capacity building through coordination of [...] The United States has established the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS), a partnership of eight executive branch agencies charged with building and maintaining an interagency civilian capacity to respond to the needs of countries or regions at risk of conflict or emerging from civil strife. [...] Simply put, their argument is that the frustrated expectations of the poor and marginalized are the greatest threats to security and the breeding ground for would-be terrorists and criminals. [...] Also adopted were measures to increase transport security.16 Subsequently, the G8 announced the creation of the Counter Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) (2003), and various measures for the prevention of terrorist and criminal acts, including criminalization and prosecution of terrorist-supported activities; use of advanced investigative techniques, such as the use of undercover agents, or audio and [...] CTAG, the Lyon-Roma Anti-Crime and Counter Terrorism Group, the Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction, the Secure and Facilitated Travel Initiative (SAFTI), and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) are key pillars of the G8 (and previously G7) response to terrorist and criminal threats.