Security sector reform in Liberia :
mixed results from humble beginnings /
Mark Malan.

Description

Main Author

Malan, Mark.

Related Names

Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute.

Language(s)

English

Published

Carlisle, PA : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, [2008]

Subjects

Liberia National Police > Liberia National Police / Reorganization.
Liberia. > Liberia. / Armed Forces > Liberia. / Armed Forces / Reorganization.
National security > National security / Liberia.
Internal security > Internal security / Liberia.

Summary

The author presents an explanatory overview and analysis of progress made with the process of security sector reform in Liberia -- with particular reference to the armed forces and the police. The author begins with a concise review of what the theory of SSR and its application in the Liberian context and follows with a description of Liberia's post-war security architecture and the urgent need for a comprehensive and sustained process of reform. An overview of the legal and conceptual framework for engaging in SSR in Liberia is provided as further backdrop to substantive sections dealing with the reform (or re-building) of the Armed Forces of Liberia and the Liberia National Police. The author concludes with a critical analysis of the SSR process and recommendations for further action.

Note

"March 2008."
Electronic version also available on the SSI website.

Physical Description

xii, 89 p. ; 23 cm.

ISBN

1584873450
9781584873457

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