Artikel The Importance of Non-Core Actors in SSR The German government should work with a broad and inclusive definition of SSR/G that encompasses both “core-” and “non-core actors” and places SSR programs in the context of broader political and institutional development. To guide its activities, the German government should employ a “theory of change” and oblige implementing agencies of German public funds to take a multi-stakeholder approach to SSR interventions. Stefan Buchmayer, Maxime Poulin • 23 July 2018