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Jan 2012
Africa’s Militaries: A Missing Link in Democratic Transitions
Author: Mathurin C Houngnikpo
Publisher: National Defense University (NDU) / Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)
Military acceptance of civilian authority remains a missing piece of Africa’s democratic transition puzzle. More on «Africa’s Militaries: A Missing Link in Democratic Transitions»

23 Sep 2010
Guinea: Reforming the Army
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
After decades of bad governance and misuse, the armed forces are a potential source of instability which could still throw Guinea and the region into chaos. More on «Guinea: Reforming the Army»

Apr 2010
The Construction of Liberal Democracy
Author: Jack J Porter
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College (SSI)
The primary focus of this monograph is the decision-making process behind the construction of German and South African armed forces in their transition to democracy — paying particular attention to the role of civil-military institutions. More on «The Construction of Liberal Democracy»

Dec 2009
Navies versus Coast Guards: Defining the Roles of African Maritime Security Forces
Author: Augustus Vogel
Publisher: National Defense University (NDU) / Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)
Piracy, illegal fishing, and narcotics and human trafficking are growing rapidly in Africa and represent an increasingly central component of the threat matrix facing the continent. More on «Navies versus Coast Guards: Defining the Roles of African Maritime Security Forces»

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»

26 Nov 2008
Assessing Security Sector Reform and its Impact on the Kivu Provinces
Author: Hans Hoebeke, Henri Boshoff, Koen Vlassenroot
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This report focuses on security sector reform (SSR) as a core component of national and international policy to achieve human security in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). More on «Assessing Security Sector Reform and its Impact on the Kivu Provinces»

Jun 2008
African Security Review, Vol 17 No 2
Author: Carlos Ortiz, Marco Boggero, Anneli Botha, Eric Rosand, Jason Ipe, Henri Boshoff, D D Zounmenou, Geoff Harris, Daniel Bendix, Ruth Stanley, Issaka K Souaré, John Young, John J Ghazvinian
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This issue of the African Security Review discusses private security contracting in weak states, terrorism in Africa from a human security perspective, and counterterrorism cooperation in southern Africa. More on «African Security Review, Vol 17 No 2»

31 Oct 2007
Congo - Bringing Peace to North Kivu
Publisher: International Crisis Group
This report discusses the continued armed violence in Congo's North Kivu province despite the 2003 Sun City Agreement. More on «Congo - Bringing Peace to North Kivu»

1 Nov 2006
The African Strategic Environment 2020
Author: Jakkie Cilliers
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This paper argues that the South African security forces need to adjust to the new security threats of the 21st century, which are characterized mostly by intra-state conflicts caused, for example, by competition over resources and the impacts of cli... More on «The African Strategic Environment 2020»

13 Feb 2006
Security Sector Reform in the Congo
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
This report examines the hitherto neglected reform of the Congolese security sector. More on «Security Sector Reform in the Congo»

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