PrintAudio: The Congressional Role in Military and Police Reform
Short Description:
In Afghanistan and Iraq, Congress provides oversight and resources for U.S. programs to reform local military and police forces. This process is critical to U.S. success, but is little understood. USIP's Security Sector Reform Working Group examined the role of Congress in ensuring that security assistance is effective, serves U.S interests and creates democratic security forces.
- Length: 118:56 minutes (29.1 MB)
- Format: Mono 44kHz 34Kbps (VBR)
Experts:
Speakers
- Hans Born
Senior Fellow, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF)
Director, DCAF Working Group on Parliamentary Accountability of the Security Sector - William Monahan
Counsel, Senate Committee on Armed Services - Patrick Garvey
Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations - John Lis
Staff Director, House Democracy Partnership Committee on Foreign Affairs - Pat Towell
Specialist in National Defense, Congressional Research Service - Robert Perito, Moderator
Director, Security Sector Reform Working Group,
U.S. Institute of Peace
Explore Further
- Listen to the audio recording of this discussion
- Read the USIP Peace Brief on Congress and Parliaments in Security Sector Reform
- Learn more about USIP's work on Security Sector Reform and Security Sector Governance
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