Armed Group Mil Integration

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Juris Doctor

In the 1960s, only 10% of peace agreements included military integration – the incorporation or amalgamation non-statutory armed groups into a statutory security framework. By the 2000s, that number had increased to over 50%. However, relatively little is understood about this dimension of power-sharing often utilized during war-to- peace transitions. This course will explore why countries undergoing transitions from war to peace decide to distribute authority within the coercive apparatus of the state, and why such efforts ultimately succeed or fail. This course will also allow students to identify the wider lessons drawn from historical cases of military integration that could be applied to current or future war-to-peace transitions.