Making Liberia Safe Transformation of the National Security Sector

by Gompert, Daivd C.; Oliker, Olga; Stearns, Brooke; Crane, Keith; Riley, Jack K.

• ISBN13: 9780833040084
• ISBN10: 0833040081
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-24
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Liberia's new government has made security sector transformation a high priority. The authors analyze Liberia1s complex security environment, set forth an integrated security concept to guide the formation and use of those forces and assemble a complete security structure. They develop specific force-structure options, discuss the cost-effectiveness of each, and suggest immediate steps toward implementation of the new security structure.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Figures	p. ix
Tables	p. xi
Summary	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xxv
Abbreviations	p. xxvii
Introduction	p. 1
Security Environment and Demands	p. 5
Background	p. 5
General Environment	p. 8
Internal Security Challenges	p. 9
External Security Challenge	p. 11
Security Concept and Core Functions	p. 13
Criteria and Principles	p. 17
Criteria for Assessment	p. 17
Principles	p. 22
Forces	p. 25
Building Blocks, Roles, and Missions	p. 25
Capabilities Architecture	p. 26
Force-Structure Options	p. 29
Effectiveness, Costs, and Cost-Effectiveness	p. 31
Internal and External Balance	p. 33
Testing Force Plans Against Potential Threats	p. 35
International Forces and Integrated Force Plans	p. 37
Organizing Government	p. 41
Current Security Organizations	p. 41
National Security Decisionmaking Body	p. 45
National Military Command Authority	p. 47
Domestic Use of the Army	p. 48
Police and Policing Functions	p. 50
Police Oversight	p. 58
Borders	p. 61
Intelligence	p. 62
Integrated Architecture	p. 64
Other Issues	p. 67
Legal Framework for Security	p. 67
Policing Priorities	p. 70
Justice and Courts	p. 71
Redundancy	p. 72
Wages	p. 72
International Security Cooperation	p. 73
Key Findings and Implementation Priorities	p. 75
Forces	p. 75
Organizing Government	p. 76
Special Issues	p. 78
Immediate Implementation Priorities	p. 78
Capacity Building	p. 79
Appendix
West African Military Balance	p. 81
Costing	p. 83
Bibliography	p. 85
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