The prospects for security sector reform in Tunisia
Subtitle: a year after the revolution
By: Querine Hanlon
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Series: Strategic Studies Institute monograph; SSI monograph
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Carlisle, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 53
ISBN-13: 9781584875383
Subjects: Security sector; Internal security; National security; Democratization; Politics and government; Security sector reform
Description: In the year since the revolution, Tunisia has achieved what no other Arab Spring country has managed: peaceful transition to democratic rule through national elections widely viewed to be free and fair. The legacy of the previous regime, however, remains. The author assesses the prospects for Security Sector Reform (SSR) in Tunisia and concludes that Tunisia's new government faces major challenges dismantling and reorienting the mandate and institutional culture of Tunisia's labyrinth of security institutions. Serious SSR will be critical for building trust in the new governments and its security institutions and essential if Tunisia's transition to democratic rule is to succeed in the long term.
Notes: "September 2012."

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-53).

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Why security sector reform?; title: Mapping Tunisia's security sector; title: Recommendations for the way ahead.