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19 May 2013
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29 Jan 2013
 
 
African coastal piracy in 2013 - the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
African maritime insecurity, particularly in connection with acts of piracy, has constituted an important field of study for security researchers in recent years. It has also frequently made local...
 
 
25 Jan 2013
 
ISS ranks as one of the best think tanks in Sub-Saharan Africa
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) is proud to announce that it has improved its global ranking and remains one of the top think tanks in Sub-Saharan Africa. Earlier this week the...
 
 
24 Jan 2013
 
Reducing the cost of hostage taking requires better interventions
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
This month, two attempts to rescue hostages taken by terrorist groups in Somalia and Algeria resulted in the deaths of many captives. Hostage taking is not new but the impact can be far reaching,...
 
 
22 Jan 2013
 
Mali: War By Default
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
In an apparent attempt to replicate their successes of last year, Islamist rebels in northern Mali launched fresh attacks on government positions in early January. These attacks resulted in another...
 
 
11 Dec 2012
 
Time for Angola to Ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Angola, Somalia and Egypt and now South Sudan, which in July 2011 became the 193rd member state of the United Nations (UN), are among only eight countries that are not party to the Chemical Weapons...
 
 
06 Dec 2012
 
To what extent has the South African Police Service become militarised?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The Marikana tragedy, coupled with high levels of police brutality, has been understood by some as being partly a consequence of the militarisation of the South African Police Service (SAPS). The...
 
 
05 Dec 2012
 
New negotiations brokered by Sant’Egidio: Hope for peace in Casamance?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
The resolution of the crisis in the Casamance, Senegal, that has been on hold since the ceasefire of 2005, has taken a new turn. Salif Sadio, leader of the northern faction of the armed branch of...
 
 
03 Dec 2012
 
Will any of the current South African opposition parties rule South Africa one day?
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
South African opposition parties have been in a triumphant mood this week as they have claimed two ‘victories’ over the African National Congress (ANC). First the High Court judgement...
 
 
 
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