Executive Summary Sierra Leone’s initial approach to Security Sector Reform (SSR) was state-centric, ad-hoc and shaped by immediate events, as the country was mired in a civil war. However, the...
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The Gradual Emergence of Second Generation Security Sector Reform in El Salvador
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY First generation security sector reform (SSR) was implemented in El Salvador following the end of the civil war. Despite institutional reforms, Salvadoran SSR remains unfinished. ...
The Gradual Emergence of Second Generation Security Sector Reform in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Executive Summary Bosnia’s security sector reform (SSR) has largely been shaped by dominant approaches to peacebuilding and statebuilding. Orthodox approaches have contributed to the important...
The Role of Disarmament, Demobilization & Reintegration in Countering Violent Extremism
Abstract: The use of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) as a post-conflict and peacebuilding tool by the United Nations (UN) and major international actors has proliferated since the...
A Decade of Police Reform in Liberia: Perceptions, Challenges and Ways Ahead
Franzisca Zanker franzisca.zanker@giga-hamburg.de Abstract: The lack of trust in public services and security agents became starkly obvious when Liberia was severely hit by the Ebola virus last year...
Libya: A Post-Arab Spring Test for Security Sector Reform
Robert M. Perito EXECUTIVE SUMMARY If diplomatic pressure and the terrorist threat force Libya’s political factions to support the UN-backed Government of National Accord, Libya could provide a test...
Non-State Security Providers and Political Formation in Somalia
ABOUT THE NON-STATE SECURITY PROVIDERS PROJECT This is the third of four papers produced as part of the CSG’s project on Non-State Security Providers and Political Formation in Conflict-Affected...
Non-State Security Providers and Political Formation in South Sudan: The Case of Western Equatoria’s Arrows Boys
ABOUT THE NON-STATE SECURITY PROVIDERS PROJECT This is the second of four papers produced as part of the CSG’s project on Non-State Security Providers and Political Formation in Conflict-Affected...
Non-State Security Providers and Political Formation in Afghanistan
ABOUT THE NON-STATE SECURITY PROVIDERS PROJECT This is the first of four papers produced as part of the CSG’s project on Non-State Security Providers and Political Formation in Conflict-Affected...
DDR in Darfur: Progress, Challenges and Outlook
By Zurab Elzarov, 7 May 2015 After a long delay, the DDR process in Darfur has seen some progress over the past several months with disarmament and demobilization of ex-combatants from former rebel...
The Afghan National Security Forces Beyond 2014: Will They Be Ready?
Introduction Afghanistan’s state-building project following the removal of the Taliban regime in 2001 has become one of the longest and costliest in history. The United States alone has spent more...
ISIS’ Success in Iraq: A Testimony to Failed Security Sector Reform
By Andreas Krieg On August 8, the United States began a series of targeted air strikes against the Islamic State of Syria and al-Shām in Iraq. This blog post by Andreas Krieg was originally published...
Dealing with the Militias and Advancing Security Sector Reform
Introduction Libya is at a critical juncture in its political and security transition. Although an air of optimism continues to exist across the country, there is also a creeping sense that progress...