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Sri Lanka: A Bitter Peace - Asia Briefing N°99
Authors:
No Named Author;
since the decisive military victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Sri Lanka has made little progress in reconstructing its battered democratic institutions or establishing conditions for a stable peace. Eight months more...
Keywords:
Conflict Prevention;
Democratic Reform of the Military;
Democratic Security;
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Militants;
Security Sector Reform;
Countries:
Sri Lanka ;
Regions:
South Asia;
Private Military Companies and the Proliferation of Small Arms: Regulating the Actors
Authors:
Damian Lilly;
The 1990s witnessed a change in the way wars are fought as the amount of available
weaponry increased and the types of actors engaged in warfare multiplied. The opening up of the international arms trade, in particular, with new more...
Keywords:
Private Military Companies (PMCs);
Private Sector;
Private Security Companies;
Regulation;
Small Arms;
Small Arms Control;
Regions:
Global;
Security Promotion in Fragile States: Can Local Meet National? Exploring the Connections between Community Security and Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration
Authors:
No Named Author;
The connection between community security and Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) is a largely omitted topic in most current policy approaches and is relatively unexplored in both academic and policy literature. The more...
Keywords:
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Fragile States;
Update 50 - Saferworld's supporter newsletter: Advocacy Special
Authors:
No Named Author;
* Influencing debate, preventing conflict
* Influencing policy and practice:
-On conflict prevention and security
-On responsible arms transfer controls
-On the ground in Nepal, Kosovo and Georgia
Keywords:
Arms Control;
Conflict Prevention;
Countries:
Georgia ;
Kosovo;
Nepal ;
Regions:
Caspian Sea Region ;
Caucasus Region;
Black Sea Region;
Central Asia;
South East Europe;
Nepal and the Pax Indianus
Authors:
No Named Author;
In May 2009, the Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) warned of growing threats to sustainable peace in Nepal. Since that time, Nepal's politics have continued to polarize. Nepal still has two armies – the Nepal Army and the Maoist more...
Keywords:
Army;
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
International Response;
Military reform;
Peace Agreement;
Reintegration;
Countries:
Nepal ;
Regions:
Central Asia;
Demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration in the Democratic Republic of Congo: The numbers game
Authors:
Henri Boshoff;
The situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to evolve very
rapidly. Recent events have significantly reshaped the political and military landscape
in the Kivus and have major implications for the role of the more...
Keywords:
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Countries:
Congo Democratic Republic of (Zaire) ;
Regions:
Africa;
African Great Lakes;
Nigeria: Seizing the Moment in the Niger Delta
Authors:
No Named Author;
The report of the government-constituted Technical Committee on the Niger Delta, submitted to Nigeria’s President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on 1 December 2008, offers an opportunity to reduce violent conflict significantly and begin longer-term more...
Keywords:
Crime;
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Reform;
Countries:
Niger ;
Regions:
Central Africa;
Demobilization and Reintegration
Authors:
Jeremy Weinstein;
Since 1989, international efforts to end protracted conflicts have included sustained investments in the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) of combatants. Yet while policy analysts have debated the factors that contribute more...
Keywords:
Demilitarisation;
Demobilisation;
Reintegration;
Regions:
East Asia;
Modeling the Integration of the Maoist Combatants: DDR or SSR?
Authors:
No Named Author;
The Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)-led Coalition Government constituted a High-Level five-member Special Committee for Army Integration (SCAI) on October 28, 2008 headed by Deputy Prime Minister Bam Dev Gautama for integration more...
Keywords:
Defence Reform;
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Military reform;
Security Sector Reform;
Countries:
Nepal ;
Regions:
Central Asia;
The Struggle after Combat. The Role of NGOs in DDR Processes: Synthesis Study
Authors:
Pyt Douma;
The Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration of ex-combatants is an imminent challenge in countries emerging from violent conflict. This study explores whether NGOs should contribute to such processes and how they could do so. more...
Keywords:
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO);
Peacebuilding;
Countries:
Afghanistan;
Congo Democratic Republic of (Zaire) ;
Sierra Leone ;
Regions:
Central Asia;
African Great Lakes;
West Africa;
Reintegration of Ex-Combatants Through Micro-Enterprise: An Operational Framework
Authors:
No Named Author;
This document is designed to serve as a programming tool to help organizations in the planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programs for the reintegration of former combatants into the economy through micro-enterprise more...
Keywords:
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
economic activity;
Ex-combatants;
Peacebuilding;
Security Sector Reform;
Regions:
Global;
Dealing with the kilat: An historical overview of small arms availability and arms control in Timor-Leste
Authors:
No Named Author;
Six years after independence and two years after the ‘Krize’,2 the role of small arms in Timor-Leste society has not yet received a
thorough accounting. Such weapons have played a decisive role in shaping repressive tactics of the more...
Keywords:
Small Arms;
Countries:
East Timor;
Regions:
Asia;
Southeast Asia;
Surveying armed violence, arms and victimisation in Southern Sudan: findings and challenges.
Authors:
Robert Muggah;
Although armed violence in Southern Sudan has diminished since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement(CPA, civilians are still exposed to comparatively high levels of insecurity. National and local authorities continue to more...
Keywords:
Disarmament;
Human Security;
Small Arms;
Small Arms Control;
Countries:
Kenya ;
Sudan ;
Regions:
East Africa;
Central Africa;
Conventional Ammunition Stockpiles, Parliamentary Handbook, 2008
Authors:
No Named Author;
Inappropriately managed and insecure national stockpiles of conventional
ammunition present an imminent threat to local communities, a security threat
to societies and, ultimately, impact on national security.
Keywords:
SALW;
Small Arms;
Small Arms Control;
Shooting Down the MDGs: How Irresponsible Arms Transfers Undermine Development Goals
Authors:
No Named Author;
Irresponsible arms transfers are undermining many developing countries’ chances of achieving their Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets. This paper shows new evidence of how this is happening in parts of Asia, Latin America, more...
Keywords:
Arms Control;
Arms Trade;
Conflict;
Conflict Reduction;
Development;
Government;
Regions:
Global;
Africa Conflict Prevention Programme: Annual Report 2007/08
Authors:
No Named Author;
Latest report of the Africa Conflict Prevention Programme (ACPP), highlighting progress and remaining challenges in conflict reduction across Africa.
Keywords:
Conflict;
Conflict Prevention;
Conflict Prevention Pools;
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Peace Support Operations;
Peacebuilding;
Security System Reform;
Small Arms;
Regions:
Africa;
Congo: Searching for the missing peace
Authors:
Xavier Zeebroek;
This working paper, by Xavier Zeebroek, explores the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo which, since 1999, has been intertwined with the history of the Congolese conflict. The continued strengthening of more...
Keywords:
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Elections;
Peace;
Peacebuilding;
Security Sector Reform;
United Nations;
Countries:
Congo Democratic Republic of (Zaire) ;
Regions:
African Great Lakes;
The R-Phase of DDR Processes: An Overview of Key Lessons Learned and Practical Experiences
Authors:
Leontine Specker;
Examines the definition and scope of the reintegration phase ('R-Phase') of DDR. Practice indicates a divergence between theory and how theory is implemented in the field. Also there continues to be a debate among policymakers on more...
Keywords:
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Ex-combatants;
Post-Conflict;
Reconstruction;
Recovery;
Conflict, Arms, and Militarization: The Dynamics of Darfur’s IDP Camps
Authors:
Mary Kaldor;
Tensions in internally displaced person (IDP) and refugee camps in Darfur and
on the Chadian border have given rise, in recent years, to claims that they are
‘militarized’. To date, little effort has been made to understand the more...
Keywords:
Armed Conflict;
Conflict;
Internally Displaced People;
Militarism;
Countries:
Sudan ;
Regions:
Central Africa;
Developing integrated approaches to post-conflict security and recovery
Authors:
No Named Author;
Supported by the United Nations and international partners after the signing of the ‘Comprehensive Peace Agreement’ in January 2005, the initial Sudan disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) programme used new principles more...
Keywords:
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Ex-combatants;
Post-Conflict;
Recovery;
Security;
Countries:
Sudan ;
Regions:
Central Africa;
Reflections on guns, fighters, and armed violence in peace processes
Authors:
No Named Author;
An edited collection, the first of a two-part series, bringing together first-hand accounts and careful observations from individuals with diverse connections and experiences of peace processes. The publication provides space for more...
Keywords:
Disarmament;
Sharing the Burden of the Past: Peer support and self help amongst former Lord’s Resistance Army youth
Authors:
No Named Author;
The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)’s use of abducted children and youth has been much researched, and the horrors of their experiences in captivity and difficulties reintegrating into their communities recorded. Nonetheless, the existing more...
Keywords:
Child Soldiers;
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Justice;
Reconciliation;
Reintegration;
Countries:
Uganda ;
Regions:
East Africa;
African Great Lakes;
Engaging non-state armed groups in disarmament
Authors:
No Named Author;
The connection between disarmament and peace negotiations is dynamic, complex and constantly shaping and reshaping the course of both peace and war. No peace agreement is complete, viable or "applicable" without dealing with disarmament. more...
Keywords:
Conflict Resolution;
Disarmament;
peace-making;
Regions:
Global;
Contributing to Peace and Justice Finding a Balance Between DDR and Reparations
Authors:
No Named Author;
This paper's general aim is to construct an argument about the advisability of drawing some links –to be specified— between DDR and reparations programs, but not just because this is better from the standpoint of justice; the argument more...
Keywords:
Conflict Resolution;
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
peace-making;
reparations;
Regions:
Global;
With or Without Peace: Disarmament Demobilisation Reintegration in Northern Uganda
Authors:
No Named Author;
From July to October 2007, Quaker Peace and Social Witness (QPSW) and the Justice and Reconciliation Project (JRP) conducted qualitative research with ex-LRA fighters on the subject of peer support and reintegration in northern Uganda more...
Keywords:
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR);
Countries:
Uganda ;
Regions:
East Africa;
African Great Lakes;