Institute for Security Studies
The Gambia redoubles efforts to scupper maritime drug trafficking
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th September 2023 The Gambia is a key transit point for South American cocaine being smuggled to Europe. In February, over 800 kg of cocaine that had been... →
Fortress South Africa – open to the highest bidder
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd September 2023 Securing borders against irregular migration has come to dominate global immigration policymaking and spending – driven largely by inaccurate... →
Can national dialogue settle Kenya’s recurring post-election instability?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st September 2023 A 29 July agreement between Kenya’s President William Ruto and main opposition leader Raila Odinga ended months of street protests against tax... →
Ethiopia’s National Dialogue needs greater credibility and inclusivity
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th September 2023 In December 2021, at the height of the war between Ethiopia’s federal government and Tigrayan forces, authorities established a National Dialogue... →
Libya’s floods: a climate change and governance tragedy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th September 2023 The catastrophic flood last week in Derna, north-eastern Libya, has claimed the lives of nearly 4 000 people. A significant number are still... →
Côte d’Ivoire must cut ties between terrorists and illicit markets
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th September 2023 Following a surge in terror attacks in 2020 and 2021, north-eastern Côte d’Ivoire has since seen a period of relative calm. Violent extremists... →
Biden’s BRI moment
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 18th September 2023 United States (US) President Joe Biden sounded positively Xi Jinping-ish this week when he said the New Delhi G20 summit provided a ‘new path’ that... →
Targeted killings and repatriation fail to deter Ethiopian migrants
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th September 2023 The rise in targeted killings of Ethiopian migrants by Saudi border officials highlights the brutality of efforts to stop irregular migration, and... →
Organised crime – the fuel that ignited 9/11
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th September 2023 The confluence between terrorism and transnational organised crime is as old as the history of each, though analysis of their relationship is... →
South Africa’s visa regime keeps badly needed skilled workers out
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th September 2023 South Africa’s work visa regime is laborious, lengthy and inefficient. The process deters foreign investment, widens the skills gap and throttles... →
