THEMATIC
EXPERTISE
SECURITY SECTOR REFORM
Law enforcement, intelligence and defence reform programming in post-conflict, developing and transition states, as well as in established democracies. Support for national stakeholders, regional, and international organisations on reform policies, practices and oversight frameworks.
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
Best practice capacity development for democratic institutions, national human rights institutions (NHRIs), NGOs, government and security providers, including development of monitoring and oversight tools, legislation and accountability frameworks.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Embedding human rights monitoring, observance and associated best practices for NHRIs, NGOs, democratic institutions, government and security providers, including development of monitoring tools, legislation, policies, procedures, and accountability frameworks.
SECURITY GOVERNANCE
Programming on all elements of security sector governance best practices for national stakeholders, including security sector monitoring, governance and accountability frameworks, institution building, resource management, policy and planning, and multi-stakeholder cooperation.
SMALL ARMS, IEDs & MINE ACTION
Identifying trends and new threats related to IED manufacture, small arms proliferation, UXO disposal and humanitarian mine action best practice.
MAPPING RADICALISATION
Research, policy guidance and programming on monitoring violent extremism in multiple jurisdictions, including analysis of developing trends, drivers, and identification of CVE/PVE expertise.
COUNTERING ORGANISED CRIMINAL NETWORKS
Research, policy guidance and programming on countering organised criminal networks, trafficking networks, monitoring and mitigating illicit financial flows.
RULE OF LAW
Programming for developing and transition states on institution building, building and maintaining accountable security agencies, access to justice, optimising the justice-law enforcement interface, and legal and policy frameworks.
PEACEBUILDING
Advisory on security governance aspects of peacebuilding and development programming, including policy development, resource management, institution building, conflict prevention and establishing governance and accountability frameworks.
PEACEKEEPING
Capacity development for civilian, law enforcement and military peacekeeping units on IHL, RoL, governance, policy, programming and development issues, as well as current awareness on theatre-level threats.
ANTI-CORRUPTION
Programmes for government institutions, independent oversight institutions, NGOs, security sector agencies and their personnel on anti-corruption best practices and accountability frameworks.
INSTITUTION BUILDING
Programming for national stakeholders, government institutions, agencies, and personnel on building transparent and accountable security institutions, including policy, planning, resource management, best practices and accountability frameworks.