The future of security sector reform

THE FUTURE OF SECURITY SECTOR REFORM Edited by Mark Sedra THE FUTURE OF SECURITY SECTOR REFORM THE FUTURE OF SECURITY SECTOR REFORM Mark Sedra, Editor Copyright © 2010 by The Centre for International Governance Innovation The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Centre for International Governance Innovation or its Board of [...] We were also troubled by the failure of the government to bring an end to the attacks of the Lord’s Resistance Army in the north and the consequent failure to spread development to northern Uganda. [...] The first part on the “Origins and Evolution of the SSR Concept” charts the development of SSR over the past decade and details the variety of approaches to it that have emerged over that period. [...] Drawing on this rich diversity of cases, Hutton 22 MArK SEDrA INTrODUCTION: ThE FUTUrE OF SECUrITY SECTOr rEFOrM argues that SSR will be hard-pressed to succeed on the continent unless there is “a change in the conceptualization of security and a change in the manner in which the role of the state security sector is envisaged.” The primary goal of SSR should be to precipitate “a broader change in [...] The Building Blocks of SSR End of the Cold War Starting in the early 1990s, the strategic priorities of the major powers began to change with the break up of the Soviet Union and the shift towards political liberalization in Eastern Europe.