Pro-government militias are a prominent feature of civil wars. Governments in Ukraine,
Russia, Syria, and Sudan recruit irregular forces in their armed struggle against insurgents …

SSR is a key element of the transitions out of war, aiming at the establishment of
accountable and legitimate institutions able to prevent and sanction the use of violence …

Scholars have studied military power-sharing as a means to bring an end to violence. This
paper's primary objective is to build a theoretical framework for understanding peace …

Dit onderzoek richt zich op de verklaring waarom milities en steun verlenende landen zich
van elkaar afkeren. Wereldwijd zijn er honderden milities actief die de mondiale …

This chapter examines how state–militia relations affect human rights abuses. It documents
patterns in the use of state-run or “official” militias, which are a recognized part of the state's …

During the 1980s, human rights abuses were rampant in many Latin American countries,
such as El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. 1 The stories coming out of this …