Reflection Group “Monopoly on the use of force 2.0?”

The Horn of Africa region is characterized by an erosion of the monopoly of force of states unable to provide effective security. However, Mulugeta...

Writing from an Asian perspective, Satish Nambiar outlines that »Prevention« is the single most important dimension of the Responsibility to Protect....

From a political economy perspective, security practices can be distinguished in terms of either the compulsory or commercial provision of security...

Marc von Boemcken and Conrad Schetter stress that thinking about monopolies of force needs to start with clarifying what “security” actually means....

Ursuala Schröder addresses the on-going and profound transformation of European state monopolies on the use of force. She identifies a ‘vertical’...

With increasingly powerful non-state armed groups continuously challenging states, the international system as a whole seems to be under threat....

After a protracted violent conflict, a home-grown state based on a hybrid political order is emerging on the Pacific island of Bougainville in Papua...

Volker Böge assesses security in the hybrid political orders of many post-colonial countries. They are characterized by diverse and competing...

Francine Jácome provides an overview of the multifaceted security landscape in Latin America. While acknowledging regional differences and the...

Herbert Wulf identifies the privatization of security services as one of the main threats for the monopoly on the use of force. He traces the reasons...