SECURITY ISSUES AND ARMY REFORM IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Cover Image

ПРОБЛЕМА БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ И РЕФОРМЫ АРМИИ ДЕМОКРАТИЧЕСКОЙ РЕСПУБЛИКИ КОНГО
SECURITY ISSUES AND ARMY REFORM IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Author(s): Galina M. Sidorova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Civil Law, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Sociology, Studies in violence and power, Welfare services, EU-Accession / EU-DEvelopment, Globalization
Published by: Казанский (Приволжский) федеральный университет
Keywords: Democratic Republic of the Congo; army; security issues; UN Security Council; Great Lakes Region; military conflicts; armed groups; European Union; African Union; human rights violation;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the security issues and the related army reform in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). We focus on the continuing armed conflicts in the east of the DRC, destabilizing the situation in the region. We analyze the facts of human rights violation and the factors impeding the creation of the national army in the country. We also cover the problem of the DRC military cooperation with a number of other countries. The analysis enables us to broaden the understanding of the origin of armed conflicts in subtropical Africa and to define the specific features of the DRC military forces. We make a conclusion that the army reform in the DRC is a complicated process, which will demand great efforts and determined decisions of the DRC authorities. However, due to the lack of financing and professional personnel, these problems remain so far unsolvable.

  • Issue Year: 155/2013
  • Issue No: 3 (2)
  • Page Range: 171-182
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Russian