Gift Mwonzora, Blog Contributor for the Security Sector Reform Resource Centre writes on the continuing interference of the Zimbabwean army in the political process, highlighting campaigns of violence and intimidation towards opposition party supporters.
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Soldiers to the Barracks and not in the Villages: Unpacking the Role of the Military in Zimbabwean Politics
By: Gift Mwonzora | Monday, December 2nd, 2013News Roundup: 25 November - 1 December
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News Roundup: 19 November - 24 November
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, November 25th, 2013Want to keep up to date on the SSR field? Once a week, the SSR Resource Centre posts pertinent news articles, reports, projects and updates on SSR related events over the past week. Click here to sign-up for the SSR Weekly newsletter and have the News Roundup delivered straight to your inbox every week!
Central Asian Survey Special Issue - The Afghan Conundrum: Intervention, Statebuilding and Resistance
By: Matthew Redding | Friday, November 22nd, 2013Centre for Security Governance Executive Director Dr.Mark Sedra recently co-edited a special issue of the Central Asian Survey, titled The Afghanistan Conundrum: Intervention, Statebuilding and Resistance. Included within is an article authored by Dr. Sedra on SSR in Afghanistan, “The Hollowing-out of the Liberal Peace Project in Afghanistan: the Case of Security Sector Reform”.
How to Secure the Gains Afghan Women Have Made
By: Matthew Redding | Thursday, November 21st, 2013Michelle Barsa of the Institute for Inclusive Security recently spoke at a Congressional hearing on the importance of securing the gains made for Afghan women in the areas of health care, education, justice, and political power. She stressed that the way to do this is through the leadership and participation of women in security institutions.
Building Better Armies: An Insider’s Account of Liberia
By: Matthew Redding | Wednesday, November 20th, 2013Among the costly and drawn-out statebuilding projects in places like Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya, are few examples of security sector reform success stories. However, Liberia represents a qualified success in which it was able to rebuild its army “from the ground up” with the outside assistance of the United States and the private contracting firm
Bosnia and Herzegovina: SSR and EU Accession
By: Anni Buelles | Tuesday, November 19th, 2013In Sarajevo, from 29-31 October, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) partnered with the Bosnian Armed Forces and the Centre for Security Studies to organize an Advanced Security Sector Reform (SSR) course. The course was a continuation of the first introductory SSR course held in February 2013. The advanced course was designed to familiarize security stakeholders with a whole-of-government approach towards SSR
Securing Communities for Development: Community Policing in Ethiopia’s Amhara National Regional State
By: Matthew Redding | Tuesday, November 19th, 2013With rising interest in community policing as a tool for improving access to justice and involving communities in security provisioning – Lisa Denney and Demalashe Kassaye of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) conducted an important study to better understand community policing in the Amhara National Regional State of Ethiopia.
News Roundup: 11 November - 17 November
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, November 18th, 2013Want to keep up to date on the SSR field? Once a week, the SSR Resource Centre posts pertinent news articles, reports, projects and updates on SSR related events over the past week. Click here to sign-up for the SSR Weekly newsletter and have the News Roundup delivered straight to your inbox every week!
Event: Innovating Justice Forum 2013
By: Lema Ijtemaye | Friday, November 15th, 2013Event: Innovating Justice Forum 2013 Issue Area: Justice and Law Date: December 10-11, 2013 Location: The Hague, Netherlands
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