This month the U.S. Department of Defense released its latest semi-annual report to Congress on the progress toward security and stability in Afghanistan. This report provides a detailed snapshot of indictors on the overall security, governance, reconstruction, and Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) development efforts by NATO-ISAF and the international community to date.
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The South Sudan is a creation of decades of violent conflict spearheaded by the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A). Efforts to support defence transformation have been done in a highly politicised, complex and competitive environment, overshadowed by unresolved tensions with Sudan and oil revenues not yet realised. Yet, much has been achieved.
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On September 27, 2012, in the latest effort to quell tensions in the disputed border region separating the two states, Sudan and South Sudan signed a Cooperation Agreement. Included in the agreement is a plan to create a demilitarized zone in the five most disputed areas, extending 10 kilometres on each side of a temporary non-binding border. Concerns related to security and oil production still remain.
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In November 2012, Transparency International’s International Defence and Security Programme published a report on the state of police corruption around the world titled Arresting Corruption in the Police. The report presents important insights into police corruption for domestic policy and offers significant conclusions for international actors, especially in how they relate to civil society.
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