Institute for Security Studies
ISWAP’s next frontier: Darak in northern Cameroon
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th June 2026 Located on the borders of Cameroon, Nigeria and Chad, Darak is valuable to local and national economies – and to violent extremists. For over a... →
Should SA renew its anti-piracy operation in the Mozambique Channel?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th June 2026 Despite the navy’s severe resource constraints, Operation Copper seems to have been continued for political rather than practical reasons. Since... →
Eswatini’s ominous quiet
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th June 2026 Five years since violent protests shattered Eswatini’s calm, King Mswati III has done nothing to address the causes. In April this year, King... →
Debate about SA’s falling murder levels masks a deeper crisis
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th June 2026 To keep murders on a downward trajectory, South Africa must prioritise and fund interventions that prevent family violence. The number of murders... →
AU peacekeepers face deadly risks and limited recognition
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th June 2026 Peacekeepers injured or killed in AU missions remain largely invisible. They deserve recognition, transparency and proper compensation.... →
Elections 2026: is Zambia’s democratic success story beginning to fray?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th June 2026 There is a danger that voters see the August election outcome as shaped by legal manoeuvring rather than the ballot. Zambia is one of the few... →
JNIM’s blockade tactics threaten West Africa’s trade corridors
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th June 2026 Recent terror attacks across Mali have intensified JNIM’s blockades of vital transport routes connecting port cities to Sahelian capitals. On 25... →
Industrial-scale meth production poses new security risks for Nigeria
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd June 2026 Southwestern Nigeria has largely been spared major security threats – now it faces a troubling convergence of drugs and terror. Nigeria’s National... →
Can South Africa afford to keep Starlink out?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 2nd June 2026 Achieving the country’s ambitious goal of 100% broadband access by 2030 could require a trade-off between politics and connectivity. Starlink – the... →
Why military gains are not weakening the ADF in eastern DRC
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st June 2026 The ADF’s resilience stems from kidnapping economies, forced recruitment and governance failures that military operations cannot address alone.... →
