Security Sector Reform/Governance
Security Sector Reform/Governance (SSR/G) focuses on developing sustainable security forces and supervising institutions that are effective, legitimate, apolitical and accountable to their citizens.
USIP's Programs related to SSR/G:
- The SSG Center strengthens the SSG community through research, conferences, advising, education and training.
- The SSR Working Group convenes public forums on critical and timely issues, such as the role of police in counterinsurgency.
- Justice and Security Dialogues build trust between civil society and security officials.
- Grants and Fellowships are awarded to individuals and organizations exploring SSR/G.
Latest from USIP on Security Sector Reform/Governance
- February 7, 2012 | Publication
Bob Perito, director of USIP's Security Governance Center of Innovation, recently returned from Tunisia and Libya, where he met with police, military and government officials to examine the current status of the security sector in each country.
- February 3, 2012 | Publication
USIP experts provide a quick analysis on Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's announcement about the U.S. ending the combat mission earlier than expected.
- January 30, 2012 | In the Field
USIP’s Robert Perito, director of the security sector governance center, files this dispatch from Libya.
- January 26, 2012 | In the Field
USIP’s Robert Perito, director of the security sector governance center, files this dispatch from Tunisia which is experiencing a transition to democracy from authoritarian rule.
- January 25, 2012 | Publication
Colette Rausch writes on the road ahead in Burma and the reforms it will take to make a successful transition from virtual isolation to becoming a full-fledged member of the international community.
- January 23, 2012 | Publication
USIP's Tara Sonenshine, nominated to lead the U.S. State Department's office of Public Diplomacy, discusses how to maintain America's core values but embrace the change occuring around the world.
- January 19, 2012 | Publication
USIP's Steven Heydemann moderates a discussion about the Arab Awakening with the Institute's Stephen Hadley and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace's Marwan Muasher.
- January 17, 2012 | Publication
Existing systems of customary justice should be seen as a continuing and important part of international efforts to support justice reform in countries hit by conflict, a group of specialists said at the January 12 public launch of a book published by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP).
- January 12, 2012 | Event
Customary Justice and Rule of Law in War-Torn Societies presents seven in-depth case studies that take a broad interdisciplinary approach to the study of the justice system. USIP brought together policymakers and practitioners to discuss the ways in which recent rule of law innovations plays a role in resolving many justice reform issues.
- January 11, 2012 | Publication
Effective and fair policing is fundamental not only to maintain law and order but to the health of democracy and social cohesion in modern states. Recognizing the centrality of improving relations between Arab society and Israeli police to the stability of Israeli society and safety of Arab communities, USIP grantee The Abraham Fund Initiatives embarked on the Arab Society - Police Initiative, a growing national program aimed at improving the relationship between Israeli police and Arab society by enhancing the scope and quality of services provided to Israel's Arab citizens, and by equipping the police with the multiculturalskills and awareness required to serve a diverse society.
- January 10, 2012 | Publication
Since Haiti’s devastating January 2010 earthquake, women have played a vital role in their country’s response to the catastrophe. This Peace Brief, by USIP's Robert Maguire, discusses the pivotal roles women are playing in matters of family, education, health, commerce and the economy, and agriculture.
- January 6, 2012 | Publication
USIP leaders explain the effect that events around the world and here at home will have on the U.S., and the contributions the Institute can and does make during a time of tremendous challenge – and opportunity.
- December 23, 2011 | In the Field
As United States troops withdraw from Iraq in December of 2011, USIP looks back at its actions on the ground in Iraq and ahead at its programs for 2012 and beyond.
- December 21, 2011 | Publication
USIP leaders explain the effect that events around the world and here at home will have on the U.S., and the contributions the Institute can and does make during a time of tremendous challenge – and opportunity.
- December 7, 2011 | Publication
The United States Institute of Peace, the Simons Center for the Study of Interagency Cooperation and the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center got together to discuss challenges and lessons learned from more than a decade of stability operations.