Following the eDialogue on the same topic, hosted here at the SSR Resource Centre, on June 30 at 9:00am the United States Institute of Peace is webcasting the event “Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East.” Click here to watch the webcast.
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June | 2011
Live webcast: Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East, June 30 @ 9:00am
By: Brandon Currie | Thursday, June 30th, 2011Return to Abyei: A Postscript on the Joint Integrated Units
By: Aly Verjee | Tuesday, June 21st, 2011A month ago today, on May 21, fighting broke out between Sudan’s Northern and Southern armies over the disputed territory of Abyei. Around 113,000 Abyei residents were displaced into South Sudan. Clashes continued this month, with the most recent fighting reported on 15 June. Mediated by the African Union, crisis talks have been held in 
CIGI-USIP eDialogue on Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East
By: Geoff Burt | Monday, June 13th, 2011From June 20th to 27th, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) is hosting an eDialogue on “Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East” in partnership with the U.S. Institute of Peace. This expert dialogue will take place on a private, password-protected forum on the Security Sector Reform Resource Centre website, and
OECD-INCAF programming note: “Linking Security System Reform and Armed Violence Reduction.”
By: Geoff Burt | Friday, June 10th, 2011Written by Maria Derks and Megan Price of the Clingendael Conflict Research Unit, this paper discusses the linkages between SSR and armed violence reduction (AVR). The ultimate objective of each process is the same — “a safe, stable and secure environment where development can take place,” but they each employ specific methods to reach this
USIP Event: Achieving Durable Peace in Afghanistan
By: Geoff Burt | Tuesday, June 7th, 2011On June 13 from 1-5 PM, the United States Institute of Peace is hosting a series of panel discussions on achieving a durable peace in Afghanistan. The first panel will be based on a USIP-Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)- Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) research project, which involved “a series of 120-plus interviews with a cross-cutting
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