Abbreviations

AIA

[US] Aerospace Industries Association

ANDS

Afghanistan National Development Strategy

APSC

Armed Private Security Contractor

ASD

Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe

C3

Command, Control, and Communications

CAC

[UN] Convention Against Corruption

CoC

Code of Conduct

CoE

Council of Europe

COIN

COunterINsurgency [operation]

CPI

Corruption Perceptions Index

DAC

[OECD] Development Assistance Committee

DCAF

[Geneva Centre for the] Democratic Control of Armed Forces

DoD

[U.S.] Department of Defense

EAPC

Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council

EBB

[EDA’s] Electronic Bulletin Board

EDA

European Defence Agency

EU

European Union

FY

Fiscal Year

GCSP

Geneva Centre for Security Policy

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GFS

Government Finance Statistics

GMC

[CoE] Multidisciplinary Group on Corruption

HI

Humanitarian Intervention

IANSA

International Action Network on Small Arms

ICRC

International Committee of the Red Cross

IDP

Internally Displaced Person

IGO

Intergovernmental organisation

IPAP

Individual Partnership Action Plan

ISAF

International Security Assistance Force (in Afghanistan)

IW

Irregular Warfare

MoD

Ministry of Defence

NAMSA

NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OMB

[US] Office of Management & Budget

OSCE

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

PAP-DIB

Partnership Action Plan on Defence Institution Building

PEFA

Public Expenditure & Financial Accountability

PFI

Private Finance Initiative

PFM

Public Financial Management

PMC

Private Military Company

PMSC

Private Military and Security Companies

PPBEA

Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Execution, and Assessment [system]

PPBS

Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System

PPP

Public-Private Partnership

PR

Public Relations

PRT

Provincial Reconstruction Team

SIU

Special Investigating Unit

TI

Transparency International

TNI

Tentara Nasional Indonesia (the Indonesian Military)

UN

United Nations

USAID

US Agency for International Development

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