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

• Autor principal: Jones, Seth G. (auth)
• Otros Autores: Oliker, Olga (auth), Chalk, Peter (auth), Fair, C. Christine (auth), Lal, Rollie (auth)
• Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
• Lenguaje: inglés
• Publicado: RAND Corporation 2006
• Materias: International relations; Terrorism, armed struggle; Political Science
• Acceso en línea: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...