I think your research interest centers on the concept of DDR: Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration. There is a good summary description online in Wikipedia that includes some worthwhile links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disarmament,_Demobilization_and_Reintegration
The most interesting link is to the page: GFN-SSR (Global Facilitation Network: Security Sector Reform), A library of DDR publications and article summaries, but there are other good links as well. There are many, many links to articles, documents, and reports on your area of interest.
Below is a link to a recently published article on the United States position vis a vis Libya that you might find interesting: U.S. officials weigh pros, cons of arming rebels in Libya
http://badgerherald.com/news/2011/03/29/us_officials_weigh_p.php
