The role of the Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration game (DDR) in reshaping post-conflict Syrian security

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 ResearcherHead of Linguistics and Knowledge Management Center, Faculty of International Studies, Imam Hussein University

2 Associate Professor, National Defense University

Abstract

The reform of the security sector in post-conflict Syria is the introduction, basis and method of creating security and the basis of the development of that country. The reform of the governing institutions, the security sector and the restoration of security will bring citizens' trust and confidence in the government. The process of disarmament, demobilization, and demobilization is the basis for the reform of the Syrian security sector involved in the crisis and facilitates the transition from authoritarianism to democracy, war to peace, authoritarianism to democracy. Syria's lack of success in DDR and post-conflict security management reduces the possibility of success in reforming and restoring security in the society. The current study, which is the result of the researcher's activity, seeks to explain the place of the DDR program in reforming the security sector of post-conflict Syria with a practical-developmental goal and keeping Syria in the geographies of the axis of resistance. The current research method is descriptive-analytical, which while describing the stages of DDR in different societies involved in the conflict with disarmament, disbanding of illegal armed groups and their fragmentation, examines the process of reforming the security sector and improving security in Syria. The findings and results of the research show that DDR in post-conflict societies is a prerequisite for the restoration of peace, a facilitator and a foundation for maintaining and expanding security, and the reform of the security sector, depending on the proper implementation of the DDR program, will lead to the improvement of government-people relations.

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 16 March 2024
  • Receive Date: 18 May 2022
  • Revise Date: 17 September 2022
  • Accept Date: 16 March 2024