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U.S. attempts in Iraq and Afghanistan have been unsuccessful in training local police to deal with insurgency, terrorism and criminal violence. How are effective, accountable, and legitimate police forces crafted in conflict states?

USIP featured an introductory briefing of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) followed by a meeting of USIP's Security Sector Reform Working Group to discuss findings of a forthcoming USIP Special Report on "The European Union’s Experience With Security Sector Reform." This event took place on December 16, 2010.

USIP featured an introductory briefing of the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) followed by a meeting of USIP's Security Sector Reform Working Group to discuss findings of a forthcoming USIP Special Report on "The European Union’s Experience With Security Sector Reform." This event took place on December 16, 2010.

In November 2005, the United Nations announced the completion of its program to disarm and demobilize more than 60,000 members of the Afghanistan Military Forces. Coincidentally, the U.S. was building a new Afghanistan National Army to face the threat from a resurgent Taliban. What was the relationship between these seemingly incongruous actions? This event took place on February 3, 2011.

The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted an international conference on Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East on June 30, 2011.  In the opening session,  former U.S. and Arab League ambassadors discussed the prospects for security sector reform in Egypt, Tunisia, and Yemen.  Watch a video recording of the session, here.

The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted an international conference on Security Sector Transformation in North Africa and the Middle East on June 30, 2011.  In the second session,  experts from international research organizations analyzed the prospects for security sector reform following the Arab Spring.  Watch a video recording of the session, here.