The Challenges and Opportunities of Security Sector Reform in Post ...

Table of Contents
Preface .......................................................................................... i
Executive Summary..........................................................................ii
List of Acronyms ............................................................................. iv
1. Introduction ..............................................................................1
2. The Liberian Post-conflict Reconstruction Process:
‘War Carry Everything!’ ..............................................................3
2.1. Background and Context of Post-conflict Reconstruction ....................3
2.2. Overview of Liberia’s Reconstruction Process ..................................6
3. Security Sector Reconstruction:
‘We Want America. America Should Come Help Us’! ..................... 14
3.1. New Armed Forces for Liberia?.................................................. 16
3.2. From ‘Taylor’s Police’ to Liberian Police...................................... 20
3.3. Judiciary: Don’t Blame it on the war! ......................................... 21
4. Enabling Environment for Democratic Governance
of the Security Sector............................................................... 23
4.1. Constitutional Framework........................................................ 23
4.2. The Role of the Governance Reform Commission (GRC) .................... 24
4.3. The Role of DynCorp: Private Response to a Public Challenge?............ 24
4.4. The Limits of Parliamentary Oversight......................................... 25
4.5. Restructuring the MoD ............................................................ 26
4.6. The Role of Civil Society ......................................................... 26
4.7. UNMIL Unlimited?.................................................................. 27
V. Conclusion and Recommendations.............................................. 28
Annexes
Liberian Comprehensive Peace Agreement........................................... 31
Report of the CSDG-DCAF Liberia Consultations .................................... 51
Report of the Liberia National Dialogue on Security Sector Reform........... 59
Bibliography.................................................................................. 67