01057nas a2200217   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260001600043653003300059653002600092653003600118653002300154653002700177653002900204653003000233100001900263245005300282300001000335490000700345520048700352       2018                            d  cSummer 201810aDefense Institution Building10adefense sector reform10ainstitutional capacity building10aministerial reform10asecurity sector reform10aU.S. security assistance10aU.S. security cooperation1 aAlexandra Kerr00aDefense Institution Building in the U.S. Context  a23-380 v173 a<p>This article aims to provide readers, especially those outside the U.S. Defense establishment, with an overview of U.S. Defense Institution Capacity Building (DIB), including its origins, key developments in the past decade, what it means in the U.S. context, who is responsible for its plan-ning and implementation, why the U.S. undertakes DIB, some of the chal-lenges U.S. DIB practitioners have faced to date, and finally a look at where DIB can be improved in the future.</p>