Institute for Security Studies (Tshwane/Pretoria)
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April 19
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Mali: Lessons From the Crisis for the International Security Architecture [analysis]
The response to the crisis in Mali has revealed the shortcomings of the multilateral security architecture in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African... Read more »
April 4
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Africa: Making the Arms Trade Treaty Work in Practice Is the Real Challenge for Africa
An outcome that does not make everyone happy is the hallmark of a successful negotiation process, to paraphrase Australian Ambassador Peter Woolcott, president of the United... Read more »
March 28
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Congo-Kinshasa: Ntaganda Faces Justice At the ICC After Six Years On the Run [analysis]
On Tuesday 26 March, Bosco Ntaganda, a former rebel leader accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Democratic... Read more »
March 19
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Africa: Will States Agree On How to Regulate the Weapons Trade? [analysis]
The United Nations (UN) Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is underway at the UN Headquarters in New York from 18-28 March 2013. Read more »
March 12
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Mali: Stabilising Northern Mali - Different Approaches to Peace Operations [analysis]
In November 2012, M23 rebels overran the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army's defences and captured the eastern city of Goma, raising the spectre of a new, large-scale... Read more »
March 8
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Congo-Kinshasa: Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the DRC [analysis]
The long awaited Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the region was signed on 24 February 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read more »
March 1
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Africa: The Humanitarian Consequences of Nuclear Weapons [analysis]
Although the use of nuclear weapons is widely recognised as being inhumane, and despite an international agreement reached some 40 years ago to further the goal of nuclear... Read more »
February 26
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Southern Africa: SADC Electoral Council's Support to Govts Needs to Be Improved [analysis]
Overall, there has been some progress in the strengthening of the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) institutional capacities for political governance and the... Read more »
February 25
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Kenya: When a Presidential Candidate Is Charged With Grave Crimes [analysis]
On Friday 15 February 2013, the High Court of Kenya finally made a ruling on the suitability of the Jubilee Alliance presidential candidate, Uhuru Kenyatta, to contest the March 4... Read more »
February 13
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South Africa: Why the Internation Energy Chief's Visit Matters [analysis]
From 7-10 February, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, was in South Africa to meet several government ministers and undertake site visits to... Read more »
January 29
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Africa: Annual Review of the Peace and Security Council 2012/2013 [document]
The Annual Review of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) raises and engages a number of questions relating to the AU PSC and its activities in 2012/2013. Read more »
January 23
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Africa: The African Union Peace and Security Council, a Five-Year Appraisal [document]
Since its establishment in 2004, the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) has become one of the most important institutions for the promotion of peace and security on the... Read more »
October 19, 2012
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East Africa: Eritrea Watches Ethiopian Transition [analysis]
This briefing considers some of the intricacies of Eritrean politics and foreign policy. It also examines Eritrea's continuous attempts to undermine the security of Ethiopia. Read more »
October 14, 2012
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Africa: New African Union Chief to Take Office [analysis]
On 15 October 2012 Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, South Africa's former foreign affairs minister, will assume office as Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) to replace Dr... Read more »
September 6, 2012
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Africa: Killing of Radical Muslim Cleric Sparks Unrest in Mombasa [analysis]
The Kenyan port city of Mombasa was rocked by two days of spontaneous violence last week following the killing of Sheikh Aboud Rogo Mohammed. Read more »
August 24, 2012
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Africa: Fear of Instability Following the Death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi [analysis]
The long period of uncertainty over the death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi ended on Monday, when it was officially announced that he had passed away in a Brussels... Read more »
August 23, 2012
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Southern Africa: Security and Political Governance Overlooked at SADC Summit [analysis]
Decisions taken at the recently concluded Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government, held in Maputo, Mozambique from 17-18... Read more »
August 13, 2012
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Africa: Tackle Food Insecurity Through the Development of Fisheries and Aquaculture [analysis]
Over the next few decades Africa's population is expected to expand to more than that of China or India, constituting about 23% of the global population by 2050. Read more »
August 2, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: Will International Pressure On Rwanda Help the East? [analysis]
Following the UN report that claimed that Rwanda was instrumental in providing military support for the M23, a mutinous movement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),... Read more »
August 1, 2012
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Africa: How Disclosure Can Change a Culture of Corruption [analysis]
It is not the President declaring assets that will change the country,' was Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's response on why he has not yet publicly declared his assets. This... Read more »
July 25, 2012
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Africa: Why Monitoring of the UN Convention Against Corruption Matters [analysis]
The almost ten-year-old United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) has committed governments to a bold agenda in the fight against corruption. The current phase of... Read more »
July 24, 2012
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Mali: Implications of Another African Case As Mali Self-Refers to the ICC [analysis]
On 18 July 2012, Fatou Bensouda, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), released a press statement confirming receipt of a referral of the situation in Mali by... Read more »
July 12, 2012
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Africa: State Security Versus Human Security [analysis]
The United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is underway at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 2-27 July 2012 to negotiate what is seen as the most... Read more »
July 11, 2012
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Congo-Kinshasa: Rebels Seize Strategic Towns in East [analysis]
In April 2012 the former Congres National pour la Defense du Peuple (CNDP) rebels started defecting from the Congolese army. They had been integrated into the Forces Armees de la... Read more »
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Africa: Leadership Dispute Will Challenge African Union [opinion]
On July 16, the African Union (AU) Assembly will seek to elect a Chairperson of the AU Commission. This will be the second attempt at this by African leaders after their initial... Read more »
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