2-3 October 2012 NAIROBI, Kenya – A two-day High Level Panel (HLP) on Challenges and Opportunities for Security Sector Reform (SSR) in East Africa was held on 2-3 October at the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON).
Nairobi Roundtable on Security Sector Expenditure Reviews
1 October 2012 NAIROBI, Kenya – On 1 October 2012, the World Bank Global Centre on Conflict, Security and Development hosted a roundtable on Security Sector Expenditure Reviews in Nairobi, Kenya. The roundtable, organised in collaboration with the International Security…
Call for Consultants
7 May 2012 ACCRA, Ghana – Following the adoption of the African Union’s Security Sector Reform Policy Framework (AU-SSRPF) by the 20th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union in January 2013, the African Security Sector Network (ASSN) has…
Security arrangements as strategic entry point in mediation
Security arrangements are often seen as ‘technical add ons’ in peace processes. Jeremy Brickhill argues that this is mistaken and that security arrangements lend themselves as entry points for direct talks in an early stage and as confidence building measure.
Three phases of security arrangements
Security arrangements can be subdivided into three phases. Jeremy Brickhill locates negligence with regard to the middle phase, where parties would need more time to test the water and build confidence.