The Centre for Security Governance has just published eSeminar Primer No. 3 on “New Frontiers in Security Sector Reform: Countering Technology-Driven Threats,” in advance of its forthcoming eSeminar event to take place Thursday, July 17.
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July | 2014
Publication Announcement – eSeminar Primer No. 3: “New Frontiers in SSR: Countering Technology-Driven Threats”
By: SSR Resource Centre | Wednesday, July 16th, 2014Security Sector Reform and Gender Equality
By: Anthony Welch | Tuesday, July 15th, 2014It is broadly agreed that local ownership is one of the core principles of successful security sector reform (SSR) programmes. SSR projects that are not locally owned tend to result in security and justice sector institutions unaccountable or unresponsive to the needs of the people, and therefore lacking in public trust and confidence. This undermines the 
News Roundup: 7 July – 13 July
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, July 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!
Free eSeminar - New Frontiers in SSR: Countering Technology-Driven Threats
By: SSR Resource Centre | Thursday, July 10th, 2014On Thursday July 17 from 10:00-11:30am EST, the Centre for Security Governance is hosting a free eSeminar that explores cybersecurity as an important emerging issue on the security sector reform (SSR) agenda. Developing countries are increasingly both a source and a victim of cyber attacks, including espionage, terrorism, and cybercrime. Technology-driven threats have proliferated as international
Re-thinking Stabilisation and the Security Sector
By: Christian Dennys | Thursday, July 10th, 2014Over the last few years, there has been a rapid expansion of stabilisation activity, much of which has been focused on the security sector in some form. Stabilisation has often been weakly defined, often allowing a whole range of activities to claim to be stabilising with little supporting evidence. The recently new definition from the
Iraq after ISIS: Uncoupling Sectarian Differences from Political Contention – Part Two
By: Lawrence Katzenstein | Wednesday, July 9th, 2014While the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Shām (ISIS) has had considerable success in capturing land, weapons, and funds in Iraq, they now confront a wide coalition of forces emerging in opposition. It is hard to imagine that they will remain successful in the face of the support being offered by Iran, Syria, Russia, the
Publication Announcement - eSeminar Summary No. 2: “The ANSF Beyond 2014: Will They Be Ready?”
By: SSR Resource Centre | Tuesday, July 8th, 2014The Centre for Security Governance has just published eSeminar Summary No. 2 on “The Afghan National Security Forces Beyond 2014: Will They Be Ready.” This report summarizes the second event from our eSeminar Series, which took place on February 18, 2014 using the Spreecast online platform, with the assistance of SGG eConferencing.
News Roundup: 30 June – 6 July
By: SSR Resource Centre | Monday, July 7th, 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!
Iraq after ISIS: Uncoupling Sectarian Differences from Political Contention – Part One
By: Lawrence Katzenstein | Friday, July 4th, 2014There is perhaps no greater need for security sector reform than in a state on the verge of dissolution. Indeed, a good proportion of its security forces may have already left the field of battle in the face of foreign forces or insurgents. Such is the recent case of Iraq. Despite being numerically superior and
Security Sector Reform as Conflict Prevention in Yemen
By: Steven Zyck | Thursday, July 3rd, 2014Security sector reform (SSR) is urgently needed in Yemen in order to prevent the resumption or escalation of armed conflict. Despite rarely being recognised, the country’s army and police are at the centre of several conflicts affecting the country.
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