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Security Sector Reform in Liberia: Domestic Considerations and Regional Implications

Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 / Time: 10:00am - 11:30am 

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Security sector reform is one of the Liberian government's four pillars of development. A key security concern is the role that the army will play in Liberian politics and society in general. The government's military reforms will reposition and reduce the role of the armed forces in Liberian politics, which have been heavily militarized, by creating a relatively small army of 2,000. A second major security concern centers on the increased crime in Monrovia.

The panelists at this meeting of the Liberia Working Group will provide an overview of Liberia's plans for reforming its military, assess the Liberian government's plans for combating the spike in robberies and other violent crimes in Monrovia, and discuss the conditions governing the UN Mission in Liberia's eventual drawdown.

Speakers

  • Ambassador Jacques Paul Klein
    Former Special Representative of the Secretary General in Liberia
  • Andrew Michels
    Interlocutor LLC, Partner
  • Sean McFate
    Interlocutor LLC, Partner
  • Dorina Bekoe, Moderator
    Senior Research Associate (Africa), U.S. Institute of Peace

 

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