1. The Security Sector in Côte d'Ivoire: A Source of Conflict and a Key to Peace
- Author:
- Arthur Boutellis
- Publication Date:
- 05-2011
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- International Peace Institute
- Abstract:
- The security sector in Côte d'Ivoire is both at the root of the recent crisis and the key to finding a way forward. While successive attempts to resolve divisions have recognized some of the larger challenges of security-sector reform (SSR), the failure to reunify the Ivoirian security forces prior to holding the presidential elections in 2010 was a key factor behind the recent crisis and contributed to its escalation into a military confrontation-a confrontation that included violence against civilians committed by both sides. The decade-long crisis and its latest episode have made the politicians in Côte d'Ivoire increasingly dependent on uniformed men. This will have to be addressed through comprehensive security-sector reform to prevent a return to armed conflict.
- Topic:
- Conflict Prevention, Security, Demographics, and Armed Struggle
- Political Geography:
- Africa