Document2 Final

This report discusses the conceptual and practical frameworks for the demilitarisation of states, arguing for a shift from deterrence-based security to 'human security' and 'reassurance'. It provides a critique of traditional military expenditure (milex) budgeting, proposing instead a rationalised process based on objective security assessments and cost-effectiveness analysis of non-military alternatives. The text outlines the financial challenges of achieving a 'peace dividend' in post-conflict settings and suggests the establishment of a National Ministry of Peacebuilding to oversee the transition.

• A rational approach to military spending should be based on an objective assessment of present and future security situations to determine the minimum capability required to achieve an acceptable level of security, rather than relying on incremental budgeting.
• The document challenges the military's demand for budget secrecy, asserting that most information used to justify secrecy is already available in public sources like the SIPRI Yearbook or The Military Balance, and that transparency is necessary for parliamentary oversight.

APA

Institute for Security Studies (n.d.). Document2 Final. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/ACHIEVINGHARRIS4.PDF

Chicago

Institute for Security Studies. Document2 Final. n.d. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/ACHIEVINGHARRIS4.PDF.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforsecuritystudiesnddocument2, author = {{Institute for Security Studies}}, title = {{Document2 Final}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/ACHIEVINGHARRIS4.PDF}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }