Popular discontent with the repressive nature of security institutions and security forces in North Africa was the precipitating cause of the uprisings that composed the Arab Spring. Across the region the security apparatus was structured to protect regimes from their people. Security ministries, military and police were instruments of internal repression. Security forces operated with 
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Security Sector Reform in North Africa: Why It’s Not Happening
By: Robert M. Perito | Wednesday, January 7th, 2015Egypt’s 2014 Constitutional Referendum: An Observer’s View
By: Joe Derdzinski | Wednesday, January 29th, 2014Joe Derdzinski is a Senior Associate with the Security Governance Group, and a Visiting Associate Professor of Political Science at Colorado College. This past week I had the opportunity to participate in an international observer mission funded by USAID and implemented by Democracy International, a DC-based international development firm. The mission was established for Egypt’s
Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East - New USIP Special Report
By: Michael Lawrence | Monday, November 21st, 2011Clashes between security forces and protesters continue in Egypt’s Tahrir Square after a weekend of violent confrontation that killed 20 people and injured hundreds more. As parliamentary elections approach, thousands are protesting attempts by the military and other elements of the old regime to cement their power within the transition to constitutional democracy. The mass
eDialogue Summary Report: Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East
By: Geoff Burt | Thursday, August 25th, 2011The Arab Spring taking root across the Middle East is bringing unprecedented economic change and a high level of instability to the region. An eDialogue held by CIGI and the United States Institute for Peace provided a forum for a lively exchange of ideas on the application of security sector reform (SSR) in Africa and
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