Information on "Defense" and "Liberia"
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Dealing with Private Security Companies
Author: Marc von Boemcken
Publisher: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
While there is evidence to suggest that private security companies can help foster economic growth and ease the burdens of public security providers, the still inadequate regulation of these companies tends to create problems. More on «Dealing with Private Security Companies»
December 2011
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Dec 2011
Commercial Security and Development
Author: Marc von Boemcken, Michael Ashkenazi
Publisher: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
An important argument of this brief is that the phenomenon of commercial security forces us to reconsider some of the contentions underlying the so-called ‘security–development nexus’. More on «Commercial Security and Development»
September 2011
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Sep 2011
A Legacy of War? Perceptions of Security in Liberia
Author: Elisabeth Gilgen, Matthias Nowak
Publisher: Small Arms Survey
This issue brief explores the general security perception and particular safety concerns of Liberians in 2009 and 2010. More on «A Legacy of War? Perceptions of Security in Liberia»
May 2011
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May 2011
Reintegrating Ex-Combatants in the Great Lakes Region
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
Africa’s Great Lakes region has known conflict for a considerable period of time, and this has been met with several initiatives aimed at managing the situation in a sustainable way. More on «Reintegrating Ex-Combatants in the Great Lakes Region»
October 2009
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16 Oct 2009
Guinea: Military Rule Must End
Publisher: International Crisis Group
This briefing notes the danger that continued military rule poses to national stability in Guinea with reference to events of September 2009, and provides an exit strategy for those involved with the military government. More on «Guinea: Military Rule Must End»
July 2009
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7 Jul 2009
Defence Sector Reform
Author: Alix Julia Boucher, Henry L Stimson
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center
This paper examines good and bad practices in the design and execution of defense sector activities. More on «Defence Sector Reform»
January 2009
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13 Jan 2009
Liberia - Uneven Progress in Security Sector Reform
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
This report looks at course and results of security sector reform (SSR) in Liberia, concentrating on the SSR experience since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in August 2003. More on «Liberia - Uneven Progress in Security Sector Reform»
September 2008
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Sep 2008
Would You Fight Again? Understanding Liberian Ex-Combatant Reintegration
Author: Richard Hill, Gwendolyn Taylor, Jonathan Temin
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report presents the views of ex-combatants from the civil war in Liberia on how well they are assimilating into peacetime society. More on «Would You Fight Again? Understanding Liberian Ex-Combatant Reintegration»
April 2008
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Apr 2008
Capital Cities in Civil Wars: The Locational Dimension of Sovereign Authority
Author: Marika Landau-Wells
Publisher: Crisis States Research Centre (CSRC)
This paper addresses political civil wars and examines how international actors decide who holds the sovereign authority of a state during civil wars. More on «Capital Cities in Civil Wars: The Locational Dimension of Sovereign Authority»
March 2008
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Mar 2008
Security Sector Reform in Liberia: Mixed Results from Humble Beginnings
Author: Mark Malan
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
This monograph examines the security sector reform (SSR) in Liberia. More on «Security Sector Reform in Liberia: Mixed Results from Humble Beginnings»
