Interesting reads: Post-conflict security and stabilisation

You will find some interesting reads below excerpted by a colleague from the UN Integrated office in Burundi.

Rethinking Post-War Insecurity: From Interim Stabilization to Second Generation Security Promotion Source - Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (http://jha.ac/2009/02/21/rethinking-post-war-insecurity-from-interim-stabilization-to-second-generation-security-promotion/)
The scope and scale of post-war violence is often more severe than anticipated. If left unchecked, many fear that complex forms of insecurity can potentially tip 'fragile' societies back into armed conflict. A host of conventional security promotion activities are routinely advanced to contend with such violence including disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR). There are also many less widely recognised examples of security promoting activities that deviate from – but also potentially reinforce and enhance – DDR and SSR. Innovation and experimentation by mediators and practitioners has led to the emergence of alternative, and in certain cases complementary, approaches to addressing the risks and symptoms of post-war violence including interim stabilization measures and second generation security promotion interventions. Drawing on evidence from a wide variety of settings, the article sets out an array of contextual determinants shaping the character and effectiveness of security promotion on the ground.

Beyond Dependence and Legacy: Sustainable Security in Sub-Saharan Africa - Oxford Research Group
(http://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/publications/briefing_papers/dependenceandlegacy.php) This report explores 'sustainable security'. The central premise of sustainable security is that you cannot successfully control all the consequences of insecurity, but must work to resolve the causes. In other words, 'fighting the symptoms' will not work, you must instead 'cure the disease'. Such a framework must be based on an integrated analysis of security threats and a preventative approach to responses


SIPRI Yearbook 2009 - Armaments, Disarmament and International Security - Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (http://www.sipri.org/yearbook)
SIPRI Yearbook 2009 is a compendium of data and analysis in the areas of: Security and conflicts; Military spending and armaments; Non-proliferation, arms control and disarmament

Peace Operations Task Forces on Strengthening Multilateral Security Capacity - International Peace Institute
(http://www.ipacademy.org/asset/file/426/TOC_FINAL.pdf)
The IPI Blue Papers are the product of an intense process of consultation, which engaged more than sixty UN member states, half of them at ambassadorial level, and seventy experts in a variety of thematic areas. It included the preparation of more than twenty-five background papers and fourteen multiday meetings. Each Blue Paper includes a section on why action to strengthen capacity in a particular area is needed and a section with ideas for action. The content is based on the Task Force discussions, but does not necessarily represent all the views articulated during the entire process.