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26 May 2012
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07 Mar 2012
 
 
Senegal: Lessons Of Electoral Integrity
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
On 26 February, Africa held its breath as Senegalese went to the polls to elect their president. The controversy over the incumbent Abdoulaye Wade looked set to end in yet another electoral...
 
 
06 Mar 2012
 
Reintegrating Ex-combatants in Vulnerable Environments: Evidence from the Central African Republic
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The availability of suitable livelihood opportunities for ex-combatants is vital to the success of peace-building efforts after war, especially in Africa. That is, in order to encourage...
 
 
05 Mar 2012
 
Drug Enforcement’s Pyrrhic Victory
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
In a parliamentary briefing on the 8th of February, Western Cape police commissioner Arno Lamoer reported that police in the province had seized almost R12 billion worth of drugs in less than two...
 
 
02 Mar 2012
 
UN Resolution 2036 Another Attempt at Peace in Somalia
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
On 22 February 2012, the United Nations (UN) Security Council adopted a resolution (SCR 2036) that expands the capacity and mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) in an effort to...
 
 
01 Mar 2012
 
The 2012 South African Budget Reveals Big Shifts in Police Personnel Trends
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Does hiring more police officers result in less crime? Or does more crime result in more police officers? The reasoning behind the first statement has guided South African policy makers for the...
 
 
29 Feb 2012
 
The Closing of the Gacaca Courts and the Implications for Access to Justice in Rwanda
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Rwanda’s traditional mechanism for resolving civil disputes; the Gacaca courts, will officially be closing on the 4th of May 2012. The Gacaca Courts have tried the bulk of Rwanda’s genocide...
 
 
28 Feb 2012
 
Africa and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
In May 2012, the first in a series of three preparatory committee meetings for the 2015 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) will be held in Vienna,...
 
 
27 Feb 2012
 
The Need for an International Code of Conduct for Private Security Actors in Africa
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
As the number of private military and security companies continues to grow at an alarming rate, the need for a regulatory and control system of their activities, particularly within the African...
 
 
 
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