In contrast to the military, the police are trained and equipped to this end exactly. |
In the eyes of the public, and also in the eyes of numerous international institutions, the role of the police in nation building was underestimated until well into the 1990s. |
That is pure fantasy. It is not doable, on an international level. |
Unfortunately, the member states of the UN, EU and OSCE are not prepared to put out the financial resources needed to keep up the increased need for police training. |