; (B) identifying opportunities and risks created by the provision of security assistance; and (C) tailoring and sequencing such assistance accordingly. (3) Guidance for— (A) incorporating the assessment, monitoring, and evaluation program described in subsection (c) into the strategic planning cycle; (B) increasing coordination, as appropriate, with other major international donors to maximize resources and unity of efforts; (C) aligning the security assistance programs, projects, and activities of the Department with other United States goals of engagement with foreign countries, such as the promotion of democracy, human rights, governance, and economic growth, as well as with other United States assistance authorities, resources, programmatic capabilities, and activities. (4) Metrics for assessing the effectiveness of security assistance in— (A) increasing the operational access and influence of the United States; (B) improving partner capacity and commitment to counter shared threats; (C) reducing the underlying drivers of state fragility; and (D) contributing to the maintenance of existing peace treaties between recipients of assistance. (5) A process to ensure that transfers regulated by the Department that are outside the scope of security assistance, such as certain direct commercial sales, are factored into— (A) the implementation of the assessment, monitoring, and evaluation program described in subsection (c)