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Indonesia’s Presidential Elections in 2014: The Question of Military Professionalism

By: Beni Sukadis | Tuesday, June 17th, 2014

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 Read the post

Tags: babinsa, Indonesian armed forces, Military Reform, New Order, Suharto, territorial command structure
Posted in Featured, Indonesia, SSR | No Comments »

News Roundup: 9 June – 15 June

By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, June 16th, 2014

Want 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!

Tags: SSR, SSR Weekly
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The Perils of Euphemism: ‘Reform’ in the Democratic Republic of Congo

By: Laura Davis | Friday, June 13th, 2014

In 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 Read the post

Tags: armed groups, Global and All-Inclusive Accord, M23, OECD-DAC, Police Reform, SSR
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The “Unfinished Business” of Bosnian Police Reform

By: Branka Marijan and Dejan Guzina | Wednesday, June 11th, 2014

Police 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 Read the post

Tags: Border Police, Dayton Peace Accord, European Union, Police Reform, Republika Srpska
Posted in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Featured, SSR | No Comments »

Appraising the 2006 Kosovo Internal Security Sector Review – Part Two

By: Anthony Welch | Wednesday, June 11th, 2014

In 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 Read the post

Tags: Final Status Talks, ISSR, KFOR, Kosovo Internal Security Sector Review, SSR
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Appraising the 2006 Kosovo Internal Security Sector Review – Part One

By: Anthony Welch | Tuesday, June 10th, 2014

Local 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 Read the post

Tags: Final Status Talks, ISSR, KFOR, Kosovo Internal Security Sector Review, SSR
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News Roundup: 2 June – 8 June

By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, June 9th, 2014

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New Criminal Justice Codes: The Impact in Latin America and Eastern Europe

By: Linn Hammergren | Wednesday, June 4th, 2014

In 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 Read the post

Tags: justice reform, Police Reform
Posted in Europe, Featured, SSR, The Americas | No Comments »

Addressing the Solution Resistant Islamic Insurgency in Nigeria

By: Yonmon Tchinsala | Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014

The 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 Read the post

Tags: #BringBackOurGirls, Boko Haram, counter insurgency, insurgency
Posted in Featured, Nigeria | No Comments »

News Roundup: 26 May – 1 June

By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, June 2nd, 2014

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