Why are DDR and SSR linked?
DDR and SSR are both recognized as key elements of post-conflict peacebuilding. DDR has a direct impact on the prospects for SSR since disarmament and demobilization often conducted before SSR is addressed set the terrain for future reform efforts by establishing the numbers and nature of the security sector. A successful DDR program may also free up much needed resources for SSR. Decisions on the mandate, structure and composition of security services can impact on the numbers of personnel that will need to be demobilized and reintegrated into society. It can also be argued that DDR is SSR to the extent that demobilization is a form of defense reform, albeit ad hoc in nature: decisions are often made by former warring parties and reflect concerns such as rewarding loyalty or removing troublemakers. This may result in performance improvements (depending on who is demobilized or retained) but may also run counter to the central goal of developing effective or accountable armed and secur
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