August 6–10 août 2018
Dakar, Senegal
Syllabus / Guide pedagogique: English│Français
Program Schedule / Emploi du temps: English│Français
Bios: English | Français
Case Studies / Études de cas
Workshop Overview / Aperçu de l’atelier
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Session 1 Conceptual Evolution of Security and Strategy
Séance 1 Évolution conceptuelle de la sécurité et de la stratégie
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Recommended Reading / Lectures:
- Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, “National Security Policies,” SSR Backgrounder Series (Geneva: DCAF, 2015). Also available in French.
- World Bank. 2011. “World Development Report 2011: Conflict, Security, and Development.” Open Knowledge Repository. Also available in French.
- “La sécurité humaine en Afrique de l’Ouest: Défis, synergies et actions pour un agenda regional,” Club du Sahel et de l’Afrique de l’Ouest/OCDE, Lomé (Togo), 2006.
Session 2 National Security Leadership in Africa
Séance 2 Leadership de la sécurité nationale en Afrique
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Recommended Reading / Lectures:
- Bulley, Cynthia A., Noble Osei-Bonsu, and Hassan Adedoyin Rasaq. “Attributes of leadership effectiveness in West Africa.” AIB Insights 17, no. 1 (2017): 11
- Ouédraogo, Emile. “Advancing Military Professionalism in Africa.” Africa Research Paper No. 6. Africa Center for Strategic Studies, July 2014. Aussi disponible en français.
- Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, “Security Sector Governance: Lessons from West Africa,” SSR Backgrounder Series (Geneva: DCAF, 2015). Aussi disponible en français.
Session 3 Key Elements of National Security Strategy Process I
Séance 3 Éléments principaux de l’élaboration de la stratégie de sécurité nationale I
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Recommended Reading / Lectures:
- Cancian, M., Schaus, J., Shah, H. and Hopkins, A. (2017). “Formulating National Security Strategy: Past Experience and Future Choices.” Washington: Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
- Caudle, S. (2009). “National Security Strategies: Security from what, for Whom, and by What Means”. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Vol. 6(1): pp: 1-26).
- Stolberg, A. (2012). “How Nation-States Craft “National Security Strategy Documents”. Carlisle: US Army Strategic Studies Institute (SSI).
Session 4 Key Elements of National Security Strategy Process II
Séance 4 Éléments principaux de l’élaboration de la stratégie de sécurité nationale II
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Recommended Reading / Lectures:
- “Build NATIONAL vision and strategy.” ISSAT/DCAF (2018).
- Les politiques de sécurité nationale : Élaborer des politiques de sécurité nationale pour la bonne gouvernance du secteur de la sécurité. Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (2015).
Session 5 National Security Strategy Document
Séance 5 Document de la stratégie de sécurité nationale
Presented by / Présenté par:
- Col. Tim Mitchell
- Dr. Émile Ouédraogo
Recommended Reading / Lecture:
- Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, “Tool 2: Security Sector Reform Programming”, International Security Sector Advisory Team. (Geneva: DCAF, 2015). Aussi disponible en français.
Session 6 Resources for National Security Strategy
Séance 6 Ressources de la stratégie de sécurité nationale
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Recommended Reading / Lectures:
- Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, “Tool 4: Effective Management of External Support to Security Sector Reform,” International Security Sector Advisory Team. (Geneva: DCAF, 2015). Also available in French.
- Harborne, B., Dorotinsky, W. and Bisca, P. (2017). Securing Development: A Guide to Public Expenditure Reviews in the Security and Criminal Justice Sectors. Washington: World Bank Group. Aussi disponible en français.
Session 7 Implementation of National Security Strategy
Séance 7 Mise en œuvre de la stratégie de sécurité nationale
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Recommended Reading / Lecture:
- Caudle, S. (2009). “National Security Strategies: Security from what, for Whom, and by What Means”. Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Vol. 6(1): pp: 1-26).
Session 8 Oversight Mechanisms and Institutions
Séance 8 Mécanismes et institutions de surveillance
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Recommended Reading / Lectures:
- Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, “Parliaments,” SSR Backgrounder Series (Geneva: DCAF, 2015). Also available in French.
- Transparency International. “Government Defense Anti-Corruption Index.” Transparency International Defense and Security, 2015.
National Security Strategy Development: Case Studies (Working Drafts)
L’élaboration d’une stratégie de sécurité nationale : études de cas (avant-projet)
- Burkina Faso: English | Français
- Côte d’Ivoire: English | Français
- Liberia: English | Français
- Madagascar: English | Français
- Senegal/Sénégal: English | Français
- South Sudan/Soudan du Sud: English | Français