Police reform is a primary component of any security sector reform (SSR) effort, especially since police are seen as the central institution for the protection and security of the population in most nations. Often, police are viewed negatively as agents of the state in times of conflict, frequently serving as enforcers or informants and thus 
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October | 2014
Policing Engendered Security Sector Reform
By: Heather Murphy | Tuesday, October 28th, 2014News Roundup: 20 October – 26 October
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, October 27th, 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!
Publication Announcement – SSR 2.0 Brief No. 1: “Security Sector Reform in the CAR”
By: SSR Resource Centre | Thursday, October 23rd, 2014The CSG has just published its inaugural SSR 2.0 Brief on “Security Sector Reform in the Central African Republic: Chronicle of a Death Foretold,” written by Teodora Fuior and CSG Senior Fellow David Law. This brief looks into the implementation of SSR in CAR, the deficiencies of its design, and the missteps made in its
DDR III and a Potential New Role for Militias in the DRC
By: Margarita Yakovenko | Monday, October 20th, 2014The rebel group Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FLDR) remains the biggest security concern for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the region. Calls for its voluntary disarmament have been voiced by the Congolese government, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), the Extraordinary Summit of the
News Roundup: 14 October – 19 October
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, October 20th, 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!
Where Are Our Girls?
By: Ryan Cummings | Thursday, October 16th, 2014Boko Haram’s April 14 kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls from the northeastern town of Chibok has been one of the most provocative developments of its almost five-year insurgency against the Nigerian government. It has catalyzed a global protest campaign, drawing support from many of the world’s most influential citizens. It has aided the Nigerian
News Roundup: 6 October – 13 October
By: SSR Resource Centre | Tuesday, October 14th, 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!
Too late to start worrying about the Islamic State in Africa
By: Simon Allison | Thursday, October 9th, 2014The spectre of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria casts a long shadow. It’s clearly not just the Middle East that is in trouble; both Britain and the United States have been worried enough to dispatch fighter jets to try and contain the Islamist rebels who have carved out huge chunks of territory as
On/Off SSR: A Crisis for EU Security Provision
By: Laura Davis | Wednesday, October 8th, 2014On September 30, the European Union mission to support police reform in the Democratic Republic of Congo (EUPOL DRC) formally closed. The second EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) mission in the country, EUSEC, which contributes to reforming the defence sector, will maintain a limited presence until mid-2015. I argue that these closures highlight the
News Roundup: 29 September – 05 October
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, October 6th, 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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