CAPABILITIES-BASED PLANNING FOR SECURITY SECTOR TRANSFORMATION

Advanced approaches towards defense management, and the process ofthe ongoing force transformation in particular, rely to a great extent on Capabilities-Based Planning (CBP) to provide for robust response to a broad spectrum of threatsand challenges. Our assumption is that CBP has considerable potential to enhanceinitiatives for security sector transformation. This paper outlines a planning framework, based on centralized planning and agency-based development of securitysector capabilities. It links objectives, security ambitions, planning scenarios, tasks, required and affordable capabilities, and planning risks. The distribution of capabilitiesamong security sector organizations accounts for their traditions, experience, and current roles, but focuses on cost effectiveness. The development of capabilitiesis subject to regular monitoring, assessment of gaps and risks, and coordinateddecision making on corrective measures. Then, the paper presents possiblelevels of integration of the security sector. The conclusion is that coordinated capabilitydevelopment, with capabilities-based planning as its central feature, should beseen as the core process in security sector transformation