This ground-breaking project, carried out from 2007-2011, consisted of sustained and open dialogue among diverse civil society groups, political leaders, and senior officials in the military and security services. The project provided a forum for these diverse actors to discuss citizen control over police practices, the role of the military in the political system, and governance of intelligence agencies in a democratic context.

Bassma Kodmani, ARI Executive Director, and Salam Kawakibi, ARI Deputy Director, led this project.

Related contents

After the Fall:  Security Sector Reform in post-Ben Ali Tunisia — Derek Lutterbeck
Research
20 October 2012
#Tunisia
“Healing without amputating?”:  security reform in Egypt — Tewfick Aclimandos
Research
17 September 2012
#Egypt
The security services in Lebanon and Syria:  The mark of the French architect — Konrad Sztyler
Research
18 August 2012
#Lebanon#Syria
Democratic Governance of Security in Morocco — Abdallah Saaf
Research
12 August 2012
#Morocco
State, Security and Reform:  The Case of Algeria — Mustafa Muhammad
Research
2 June 2012
#Algeria
Reform of the Security Sector in Yemen
Research
21 May 2012
#Yemen
British Colonial Policies:  Sowing the Seeds of Contemporary Middle Eastern Security Sectors? — Jessica Watkins
Research
27 April 2012
Security Sector Reform in the Arab Countries:  The Case of Palestine — Azmi al-Shuaibi
Research
24 April 2012
#Palestine
Perspectives For a Reform of The Security Sector in Lebanon — Mostafa S. Adib
Research
1 February 2012
#Lebanon
The democratic consolidation of the military administration:  Objectives to be met in light of the Spanish experience — Rafael Martinez
Research
12 January 2012
Security Reform in Sudan:  Efforts and Possibilities — Haydar Ibrahim Ali
Research
1 December 2011
#Sudan
Gender in the Security Sector:  a Cultural and a Political Challenge — Noha Bakr
Research
1 September 2011
Private Security…  Not a Business Like any Other — Virginie Collombier
Research
1 September 2011
Egypt Security Sector Reforms
Research
24 August 2011
#Egypt
Reforming the Egyptian Security Services — Tewfick Aclimandos
Research
1 June 2011
#Egypt
Democratic Transitions and the Latin American Military — Augusto Varas
Research
1 March 2011
Security Reform in Jordan:  Where to Start? — Sufian Obaidat
Research
18 December 2009
#Jordan
Security Sector Reform in Lebanon — Omar Nashabe
Research
29 May 2009
#Lebanon
Public Opinion, Terrorism and the Jordanian Security Sector — Nawaf Wasfi Tell
8 July 2008
#Jordan
Security Sector Reform in the Arab Region:  Challenges to Developing an Indigenous Agenda — Yezid Sayigh
Research
1 December 2007
20Jun
2006
Workshop on “Security Sector Reform in the Arab Region”
Workshops
10Apr
2009
Second Meeting of Experts on Security Sector Reform in the Arab Countries
Conferences