Neo-colonial attitudes to security in war-torn nations out-of-date and unhelpful

(University of Kent) Developed countries imposing their own Security Sector Reform (SSR) processes onto nations recovering from war often rely on entrenched colonial attitudes with no guarantee of success. Research led by the University of Kent looked at the Democratic Republic Congo and Nepal contrasting their outcomes and examining the reasons for success or failure of SSR policies based on Europe. They question whether the systems work in their countries of origin where statistics show ongoing institutional racism.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news