In the absence of a strong state, insurgents, traffickers or tribal warlords may provide political and socioeconomic goods through arrangements we characterize as ‘complementary governance.’ When formulating an effective response to this security challenge, policymakers and researchers must account for the complex connections and interactions between multiple non-state governing entities.
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Year | 2015
Violent Non-State Actors and Complementary Governance: What ISIS, Hizballah and FARC Have in Common
By: Annette Idler and James J.F. Forest | Wednesday, June 24th, 2015Publication Announcement – eSeminar Summary No. 4: “Is Peacebuilding Dying?”
By: SSR Resource Centre | Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015The Centre for Security Governance has just published eSeminar Summary No. 4 on “Is Peacebuilding Dying?” following its eSeminar event that took place on January 28, 2015. This short report summarizes the presentations of all three panelists, synthesizes their main conclusions, and explores some of the issues discussed during the event. The Centre for Security Governance (CSG), 
News Roundup: 15 June - 21 June 2015
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, June 22nd, 2015Want 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!
Did PRTs in Afghanistan Decrease Security for Aid Workers?
By: David Mitchell | Thursday, June 18th, 2015In an effort to curtail the insurgency in Afghanistan, the US military and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) blended military and humanitarian operations, much to the dismay of many within the nongovernmental organization (NGO) community. One of the major debates surrounding this effort concerns the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) initiative, which several NGOs have faulted
Security and insecurity in a police state: Security Sector Reform in the occupied Palestinian territories and the law of unintended consequences
By: Tahani Mustafa | Wednesday, June 17th, 2015As a wave of protests swept through the Arab world in 2010–11, toppling regimes that had long seemed invulnerable to such popular mobilization, the relative stability of the occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) largely escaped international attention. In a marked break with the unrest and massive sustained popular mobilizations of the past, no significant opposition emerged
News Roundup: 8 June - 14 June 2015
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, June 15th, 2015Want 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!
Programming Tools: Another Way of Keeping External Control of the SSR Process?
By: Anthony Welch | Thursday, June 11th, 2015In May 2015 the Geneva-based International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT), published a document entitled “Top 10 Programming Tools for Security Sector Reform”. The work explains the methodology and benefits of their favorite ten tools: PESTLES Analysis, RBM, Stakeholder Analysis, Power/Interest Matrix, Conflict Mapping, the CIS Framework, Effects Estimate, SWOT Analysis, Organization Mapping and Gap
News Roundup: 1 June - 7 June 2015
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, June 8th, 2015Want 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!
Backgrounder - The Security Sector Dimension of Colombia’s Peace Talks
By: Stéphanie Le Saux-Farmer | Friday, June 5th, 2015Peace talks between Colombia’s government and the country’s largest rebel group FARC began in November 2012 with the aim of ending a conflict that has left some 220,000 dead. Thus far, agreements have been reached on land reform, guerilla’s political participation, and the illegal drugs trade. Until now, the conflict had seen significant de-escalation since
Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean: Challenges for Pakistan
By: Mohid Iftikhar | Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015Maritime security has become a key issue for policy experts, academics, researchers and various stakeholders. The concept of maritime security can best be defined as the security of sea lines of communication (SLOC), good governance at sea and serene activities for seaborne trade. This article aims at examining crucial aspects of maritime security for Pakistan
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