Institute for Security Studies
Zimbabwe fails its democracy test
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th September 2023 Zimbabwe has again failed to hold free, fair and credible elections. The country remains locked in a trajectory of disputed polls that will... →
Ethiopia’s transition depends on both dialogue and transitional justice
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st September 2023 After persistent calls to heal deep societal divides and ensure accountability for human rights violations, the Ethiopian government has declared... →
Chinese markets deplete Lake Victoria’s Nile perch
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st September 2023 Sarah Ddungu, a former public health official turned fisherwoman, says the trade in Nile perch swim bladders has given her family a good life in... →
Brics+ and the tricky business of balancing global geopolitics
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st August 2023 The words of 13th century Persian poet Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī, ‘As you start to walk the way, the way appears,’ certainly found new resonance... →
Whose tune will an expanded Brics dance to?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th August 2023 On the face of it, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was the big winner of the 15th Brics Summit in Johannesburg last week. He evidently... →
Niger: another symptom of Africa’s weak crisis-response capacity
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th August 2023 Last month’s coup in Niger once again revealed Africa’s crisis of multilateralism. Political and security developments in Niger and other African... →
Brics+ and the future of the US dollar
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th August 2023 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and intensified United States (US)–China competition have had two important geostrategic consequences. They have blown... →
Towards a Brics Climate Club
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th August 2023 As the world reels from climate disasters, with little progress on climate change multilateral negotiations, it’s time for new alliances to... →
South Africa would benefit from a crime harm index
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th August 2023 Recently released police crime statistics show a 3% decline in murder for the second quarter of 2023 compared to last year. The number of murders... →
Risks of digital influence: lessons for South Africa’s 2024 election
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st August 2023 As South Africa heads for general elections in 2024 and the governing African National Congress (ANC) attempts to maintain its dominance, online... →
