The security situation in Côte d’Ivoire is a unique case that demonstrates the consequences of unsuccessful disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR) processes. Following election violence in 2010, Côte d’Ivoire has missed its latest opportunity to initiate a comprehensive reform program for its security forces. By the time the issue was 
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November | 2012
Côte d’Ivoire: Entrenching a Culture of Impunity in the Absence of SSR
By: Asif Farooq | Tuesday, November 27th, 2012Primacy of Puntland
By: Jay Bahadur | Monday, November 19th, 2012About a week ago, the Reuters news agency reported on the movement of al-Shabaab militants from the south of the country to the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in the north. Embattled Shabaab fighters fleeing the onslaught of Kenyan, Ethiopian, and Ugandan troops in the south is certainly nothing new, and the timing of the article probably had
Situation Report: Liberia and the AFL
By: Jonathan_Blackham | Thursday, November 15th, 2012Background Following years of human rights violations and large scale losses of life, when the second Liberian civil-war ended in 2003 under the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Liberia began an extensive security sector reform process. This internationally-driven process has since seen dramatic changes to the Liberian security apparatus. Following the end of the civil war,
The danger of “Winner-takes-all” politics
By: Isaac Caverhill-Godkewitsch | Monday, November 12th, 2012While Republicans may lament Mitt Romney’s loss in the recent American presidential elections, they will not take to the streets and begin shooting at Democrats – or at least not anytime soon. Elsewhere in the world, however, political groups respond with violence to losses at the polls. These “Winner-takes-all” situations are a serious concern for
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