When armies enforce the law: Why the Ghana armed forces play a role in domestic security

Peter Albrecht; Fiifi Edu-Afful; Festus Aubyn

When armies enforce the law: Why the Ghana armed forces play a role in domestic security

Peter Albrecht
, Fiifi Edu-Afful
, Festus Aubyn

Global security and worldviews

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Abstract

The Ghana Armed Forces play a significant role in domestic security. To fully comprehend how and why requires a deeper understanding of the way that individual, local, national and regional factors interact. A blurring of the duties of the police and armed forces speaks to a never fully realized separation of who oversees internal and external security.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Copenhagen
Publisher	Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - 10 Dec 2021

Series	DIIS Policy Brief
Number	December
Volume	2021

Keywords

Internal security operations
Military
Ghana
Civil-military relations

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D-SIP: Domestic Security Implications of UN Peacekeeping
Albrecht, P. (PI)
01/09/2018 → 31/08/2023
Project: Research

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D-SIP: Domestic Security Implications of UN Peacekeeping

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