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The Policy Brief Series on Good Governance in National Security

Children Play by Bullet Riddled Police Station in Gao, Mali

Children play next to a police station with bullet holes in Gao, Mali.  ©️UN Photo/Marco Dormino

The Policy Brief Series on Good Governance in National Security

These policy briefs analyze the nexus of weak security sector governance, fragility and conflict drivers, and risks to peace, security and development.

They explore innovative approaches to building capable, efficient, resilient, sustainable, inclusive, and accountable security institutions.

The series proposes practical, politically informed solutions for fostering accountability, inclusion, and sustainability in national security sectors worldwide. 

 

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Policy Briefs

  1. We Must Think and Work PoliticallyPDF
  2. World Bank / United Nations: Towards Shared Understandings of Power Dynamics
  3. Assessing Risks, Preventing Grievances
  4. Inclusion of Women Builds Trust and Legitimacy
  5. Sharing Authority, Legitimacy, Capacity: Non-formal Security Providers
  6. 'Rightsizing’ Security Institutions
  7. Reliable Financing Needs Countering Corruption
  8. Bringing Revenue Volatility Down: Sustainable National Financing
  9. International Funding in Fragile Contexts