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Engaging Non State Armed Groups in Security Sector Stabilization
Security sector stabilization enables the necessary minimum security and justice conditions to prepare for longer-term security sector reform. CSO’s security sector stabilization programs seek to prevent the recruitment and radicalization of potential terrorists and encourages defections and re-integration of combatants. Examples of this work include disengaging and reintegrating former combatants, mapping non-state armed groups (NSAGs), and reintegrating other groups such as war veterans into society. |
Scholars/Subject Matter Experts
Scholars/Subject Matter Experts
Pinar Alakoc https://burcupinaralakoc.com/
My research focuses on the drivers of and solutions to political extremism across the world with a particular emphasis on terrorism and political violence. I have several related projects underway examining the lethality of suicide terrorism, the effectiveness of organizationally-linked versus lone-wolf terrorist attacks, and the diverse strategies employed by terrorist organizations for increasing the commitment of suicide bombers to their missions. I also study the role gender plays in political extremism and whether counter-terrorism efforts should take gender differences into account. My new collaborative research project explores political tolerance, individual perceptions and attitudes toward Syrian refugees in Turkey.
Graeme Blair https://graemeblair.com/
Political scientist studying Boko Haram, policing, and how to improve social science research.
Liana Eustacia http://lianaeustacia.com/index.html
Research addresses the interaction between law and conflict in two contexts: how disagreements over appropriate legal systems contribute to the resolution, and recurrence of civil conflict; and, how variations in legal frameworks affect the enforceability of economic sanctions.
Hilary Matfess http://www.hilarymatfess.com/
Researches the varying functions women serve in rebel groups and the counterintuitive relationship this has with sexual violence; "My current research focuses on gender and rebel-to-party transitions in sub-Saharan Africa. This project seeks to understand how women's participation in rebel groups effects the likelihood of a successful transition to a political party. It also addresses how women's wartime activities shapes their post-conflict political representation."
Tamar Mitts http://tamarmitts.com/
My research applies machine learning and text analysis methods to study political behavior in the digital age.
A large portion of my work focuses on political violence and extremism. Drawing on rich data on the online behavior of millions of individuals on various social media platforms, I examine how online engagement with extremist content is shaped by events in the offline world; how terrorist propaganda radicalizes targeted audiences; and the way in which exposure to hate speech and disinformation shapes radicalization outcomes
Sara Plana https://polisci.mit.edu/people/sara-plana
Sara Plana is a PhD student in the Department of Political Science at MIT, whose dissertation focuses on the relationship between states and the armed groups they sponsor in civil wars. Her academic interests include military and armed-group organizational behavior, civil-military relations, civil war, and political violence.
Sally Sharif https://gc-cuny.academia.edu/SallySharif
DDR
Sebastian Van Baalen http://sebastianvanbaalen.se/
Sebastian van Baalen is a doctoral candidate in peace and conflict research at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. His research interests primarily relate to the dynamics of civil war and its short- and long-term consequences, with a special focus on rebel governance. His dissertation focuses on explaining variation in the responsiveness of rebel governance during the civil war in Côte d'Ivoire. He has previously worked at Sipri and as a freelance journalist.
Pinar Alakoc https://burcupinaralakoc.com/
My research focuses on the drivers of and solutions to political extremism across the world with a particular emphasis on terrorism and political violence. I have several related projects underway examining the lethality of suicide terrorism, the effectiveness of organizationally-linked versus lone-wolf terrorist attacks, and the diverse strategies employed by terrorist organizations for increasing the commitment of suicide bombers to their missions. I also study the role gender plays in political extremism and whether counter-terrorism efforts should take gender differences into account. My new collaborative research project explores political tolerance, individual perceptions and attitudes toward Syrian refugees in Turkey.
Graeme Blair https://graemeblair.com/
Political scientist studying Boko Haram, policing, and how to improve social science research.
Liana Eustacia http://lianaeustacia.com/index.html
Research addresses the interaction between law and conflict in two contexts: how disagreements over appropriate legal systems contribute to the resolution, and recurrence of civil conflict; and, how variations in legal frameworks affect the enforceability of economic sanctions.
Hilary Matfess http://www.hilarymatfess.com/
Researches the varying functions women serve in rebel groups and the counterintuitive relationship this has with sexual violence; "My current research focuses on gender and rebel-to-party transitions in sub-Saharan Africa. This project seeks to understand how women's participation in rebel groups effects the likelihood of a successful transition to a political party. It also addresses how women's wartime activities shapes their post-conflict political representation."
Tamar Mitts http://tamarmitts.com/
My research applies machine learning and text analysis methods to study political behavior in the digital age.
A large portion of my work focuses on political violence and extremism. Drawing on rich data on the online behavior of millions of individuals on various social media platforms, I examine how online engagement with extremist content is shaped by events in the offline world; how terrorist propaganda radicalizes targeted audiences; and the way in which exposure to hate speech and disinformation shapes radicalization outcomes
Sara Plana https://polisci.mit.edu/people/sara-plana
Sara Plana is a PhD student in the Department of Political Science at MIT, whose dissertation focuses on the relationship between states and the armed groups they sponsor in civil wars. Her academic interests include military and armed-group organizational behavior, civil-military relations, civil war, and political violence.
Sally Sharif https://gc-cuny.academia.edu/SallySharif
DDR
Sebastian Van Baalen http://sebastianvanbaalen.se/
Sebastian van Baalen is a doctoral candidate in peace and conflict research at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University. His research interests primarily relate to the dynamics of civil war and its short- and long-term consequences, with a special focus on rebel governance. His dissertation focuses on explaining variation in the responsiveness of rebel governance during the civil war in Côte d'Ivoire. He has previously worked at Sipri and as a freelance journalist.
USG/IO Documents and Resources
Stabilization Assistance Review (SAR)
https://www.state.gov/reports/stabilization-assistance-review-a-framework-for-maximizing-the-effectiveness-of-u-s-government-efforts-to-stabilize-conflict-affected-areas-2018/
In early 2018, Department of State, USAID, and Department of Defense approved the Stabilization Assistance Review (SAR) as a new framework to best leverage our diplomatic engagement, defense, and foreign assistance to stabilize conflict-affected areas. The SAR captures lessons learned from previous stabilization contexts and details a framework to optimize interagency efforts.
PKSOI Guides, Handbooks and Case Studies
http://pksoi.armywarcollege.edu/index.cfm/resources/pksoi-publications/guides-handbooks-and-case-studies/
Stabilization Assistance Review (SAR)
https://www.state.gov/reports/stabilization-assistance-review-a-framework-for-maximizing-the-effectiveness-of-u-s-government-efforts-to-stabilize-conflict-affected-areas-2018/
In early 2018, Department of State, USAID, and Department of Defense approved the Stabilization Assistance Review (SAR) as a new framework to best leverage our diplomatic engagement, defense, and foreign assistance to stabilize conflict-affected areas. The SAR captures lessons learned from previous stabilization contexts and details a framework to optimize interagency efforts.
PKSOI Guides, Handbooks and Case Studies
http://pksoi.armywarcollege.edu/index.cfm/resources/pksoi-publications/guides-handbooks-and-case-studies/
