The Perils of Euphemism: #SSR in #DRC

Posted On 14/06/2014

In this post for the Security Sector Reform Resource Centre I argue that the contextual, structural, and political challenges to SSR point to the perils of euphemism. Peace and sustainable development in Congo require a security system that protects public safety. This does not require ‘reform’ of the existing system, but the creation of the new system, described in the Constitution as a republican force at the service of the people as a whole, which protects the people and their goods.