CIAO DATE: 04/05

Security Sector Reform in Bulgaria

Abstract

Security Sector Reform (SSR) is an essential part of transformation of the totalitarian states to democratic ones. Security was motive, tool and excuse for the Communist Parties to control totally the state, economy and society at all. As a result security sector - named Armed Forces was extremely large, powerful, secret (un-transparent), under communist party control and separated from society even using all the resources of the society, including young men for 2-3 years.

For the economy transition from state ownership to private ownership is difficult process. For the Security Sector (Armed Forces) transition from communist party ownership to society ownership is rather more difficult. In addition it is not only ownership transfer, but missions, structure, equipment, culture and rules (ethos) as well as reintegration with the other sectors of the country.

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