Currently, Indonesia faces a crucial political event in its upcoming presidential elections, scheduled for July 2014 and consisting of two presidential tickets – Joko Widodo (Jakarta’s governor) and Jusuf Kalla running against the controversial retired General Prabowo Subianto and his running mate Hatta Rajasa. Having two tickets in the election means that it will be 
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June | 2014
Indonesia’s Presidential Elections in 2014: The Question of Military Professionalism
By: Beni Sukadis | Tuesday, June 17th, 2014News Roundup: 9 June – 15 June
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, June 16th, 2014Want to keep up to date on the SSR field? Once a week, the CSG’s Security Sector Reform Resource Centre project posts pertinent news articles, reports, projects, and event updates on SSR over the past week. Click here to sign-up and have the SSR Weekly News Roundup delivered straight to your inbox every week!
The Perils of Euphemism: ‘Reform’ in the Democratic Republic of Congo
By: Laura Davis | Friday, June 13th, 2014In November 2012, the rebel movement M23 routed the best of the Congolese army and took the strategic eastern city of Goma. The army retreated to the nearby town of Minova. Over the following ten days, Congolese soldiers went on a rampage, looting much of the town and reportedly raping over 100 women and 33
The “Unfinished Business” of Bosnian Police Reform
By: Branka Marijan and Dejan Guzina | Wednesday, June 11th, 2014Police reform in a post-conflict context is rarely a short-term task, as the case of Bosnia-Herzegovina reminds us all too well. Recent protests in some of Bosnia’s major cities have focused attention on the country’s high unemployment and corruption. Yet, coming almost twenty years after the war, they also show that Bosnia’s police institutions are
Appraising the 2006 Kosovo Internal Security Sector Review – Part Two
By: Anthony Welch | Wednesday, June 11th, 2014In an earlier blog post, we focused on the background and objectives of the Kosovo Internal Security Sector Review (ISSR) undertaken from 2005 to 2006. We will now explore how the process actually worked and how the various stages of the Review were constructed in order to produce a comprehensive and holistic examination of Kosovo’s
Appraising the 2006 Kosovo Internal Security Sector Review – Part One
By: Anthony Welch | Tuesday, June 10th, 2014Local ownership is at the heart of security sector reform (SSR) but it is difficult to achieve and often sidelined by other considerations. What follows is a description of the 2006 Kosovo Internal Security Sector Review (ISSR), heralded by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Development Assistance Committee as “one of the most ambitious
News Roundup: 2 June – 8 June
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, June 9th, 2014Want to keep up to date on the SSR field? Once a week, the CSG’s Security Sector Reform Resource Centre project posts pertinent news articles, reports, projects, and event updates on SSR over the past week. Click here to sign-up and have the SSR Weekly News Roundup delivered straight to your inbox every week!
New Criminal Justice Codes: The Impact in Latin America and Eastern Europe
By: Linn Hammergren | Wednesday, June 4th, 2014In the late 1980s, Latin American nations began reforming their criminal justice systems. The initial reforms emphasized due process rights to reverse abuses exacerbated under dictatorial regimes. Moderate but stable crime rates made system efficacy a lesser concern. Similar reforms are occurring in Eastern Europe, spurred by European Union (EU) accession criteria. Both regions introduced parallel measures to enhance
Addressing the Solution Resistant Islamic Insurgency in Nigeria
By: Yonmon Tchinsala | Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014The recent abduction of more than 200 school girls in northeastern Nigeria is a clear indication of how the country, despite its vast economic and military potential, lacks the critical ability to ensure the proper security of its citizens. The event sparked a global outcry and motivated the campaign #BringBackOurGirls, which drew attention to the
News Roundup: 26 May – 1 June
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, June 2nd, 2014Want to keep up to date on the SSR field? Once a week, the CSG’s Security Sector Reform Resource Centre project posts pertinent news articles, reports, projects, and event updates on SSR over the past week. Click here to sign-up and have the SSR Weekly News Roundup delivered straight to your inbox every week!
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