CIAO DATE: 04/04

Security Sector Governnance in the South Caucasus: Visions and Aims

Abstract

Security Sector Governance is a new challenge for the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union, including the Southern Caucasian states. After 70 years of strong control by a totalitarian regime with powerful security forces, the three countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - some serious and unexpected problems.

More than ten years ago they proclaimed the building of a democratic state as a main objective, albeit having only vague ideas about democracy in general, and the specific model to be adopted for their own societies. At the same time, the rapid collapse of the Soviet Union unleashed a wave of intolerance, violent clashes and ethno-political conflicts.

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