Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) guidance note
This Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) strategic assessment informs UK national security strategies, including government policy and programming.
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A Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) is a strategic assessment used to underpin UK national security strategies, as well as UK government policy and programming. The process is flexible and can be used to determine answers for different policy questions and programme objectives. Its main purpose is to inform decision-making.
A JACS helps the UK government to understand the historical and current causes of a conflict, the relationships between actors, and what contributes to the conflict now.
The JACS adopts a similar analytical framework to other strategic conflict assessment tools, and it brings together teams from across government departments. This aims to result in a shared understanding of the actors involved in and the causes and drivers of conflict in a particular situation, and agreement on the priorities for UK government intervention.
The process is focussed on identifying where the UK government should collectively put its efforts on supporting conflict prevention and resolution, resilience, stability, and peace, balanced against relevant risks.
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Published 1 June 2017Last updated 14 November 2024 + show all updates
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