Joe Derdzinski is a Senior Associate with the Security Governance Group, and a Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science at Colorado College. This past week I had the opportunity to participate in an international observer mission funded by USAID and implemented by Democracy International, a DC-based international development firm. The mission was established for Egypt’s 
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January | 2014
Egypt’s 2014 Constitutional Referendum: An Observer’s View
By: Joe Derdzinski | Wednesday, January 29th, 2014News Roundup: 20 January - 26 January
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, January 27th, 2014Want 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!
South Sudan: Going South?
By: David Law | Monday, January 20th, 2014Security Governance Group Senior Associate David Law draws on his experience providing security sector training in South Sudan to dissect the multi-layered challenge the country faces in overcoming its fault-lines. He argues that the South Sudan case demonstrates that for SSR and security governance to be more effective, an understanding of a state’s many constituent
News Roundup: 13 January - 19 January
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, January 20th, 2014Want 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!
Ukraine: The Unseen Changes at EuroMaidan
By: Frederic Labarre | Wednesday, January 15th, 2014Security Governance Group Associate Frederic Labarre writes about the EuroMaidan demonstrations in Ukraine, observing that the response of security personnel has showed a marked improvement in conduct, displaying a controlled and proportionate response deserving of praise.
News Roundup: 6 January - 12 January
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, January 13th, 2014Want 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!
Centre for Security Governance eSeminar Report - Libya: Dealing with the Militias and Advancing Security Sector Reform
By: Matthew Redding | Thursday, January 9th, 2014The Centre for Security Governance (CSG) has produced its first eSeminar Summary Report from its inaugural eSeminar on militia demobilization and security sector reform in Libya. The report is being released in conjunction with the recorded videos of the speaker’s presentations and the discussion period, available individually on YouTube at the links provided
Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Course (DDR Foundation)
By: Lema Ijtemaye | Wednesday, January 8th, 2014Event: Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Course (DDR Foundation) Issue Area: Post-Conflict Reconstruction, DDR Date: February 10-21, 2014 Location: Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Accra, Ghana
News Roundup: December 30, 2013 - January 5, 2014
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, January 6th, 2014Want 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!
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