Institute for Security Studies
Securing Africa's natural resources to avoid conflict
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 7th June 2013 One of the many challenges posed by the exploitation of natural resources in Africa is its potential for conflict – both internal and between... →
Can public involvement improve the quality of police recruitment in South Africa?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 4th June 2013 Can the high level of police brutality, corruption and misconduct in South Africa be blamed on poor recruitment processes? The Minister of Police,... →
Failure to control drug trafficking aggravates Mali crisis
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 3rd June 2013 Efforts by Western donor countries to rebuild Mali following the French military campaign there against al-Qaeda-linked rebels are currently... →
Africa's new declaration of independence
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st May 2013 Inspired by the spirit of their founding fathers exactly 50 years before, African Union (AU) leaders made a bold new declaration of independence at... →
The AU's SSR policy framework: moving the gender debate forward
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 29th May 2013 The African Union (AU) has finally heeded the call for the development of a security sector reform (SSR) policy framework after numerous appeals... →
AU and pan-Africanism: Beyond rhetoric
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th May 2013 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The African Union (AU) has lined up several... →
The future of intra-state conflict in Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th May 2013 As Africa celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity, the continent’s future looks brighter than ever before. Africa is... →
Huge challenges ahead as Africa celebrates 50 years of unity
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 23rd May 2013 This week the African Union (AU) is hosting dignitaries from around the world to celebrate 50 years since the founding of the Organisation of... →
Why the National Development Plan benefits South Africa's working class 
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st May 2013 Certain union leaders and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), a tripartite alliance partner, have attacked tenets of the National... →
Human rights in the occupied Western Sahara
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th May 2013 On 30 April, the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) – which has been tasked since 1991 with... →
