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Security Sector Reform in Liberia: Mixed Results from Humble Beginnings

Author: Mark Malan

Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College

Publication Date: March 14, 2008

Copyright: 2008

Publisher Website: http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/

Language: en

Category: Liberia, Conflict, Peace and Security, Crime and Corruption, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution


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 auithor 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.


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