Securing Tyrants or Fostering Reform? U.S. Internal Security Assistance to Repressive and Transitioning Regimes

This study examines the results of U.S. assistance to the internal security forces of four repressive states: El Salvador, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Efforts to improve the security, human rights, and accountability of security forces appear more likely to succeed in states transitioning...

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Main Author: Jones, Seth G. (auth)
Other Authors: Oliker, Olga (auth), Chalk, Peter (auth), Fair, C. Christine (auth), Lal, Rollie (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2006
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