Institute for Security Studies
Going fast or going far?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 11th January 2019 A popular African proverb says, ‘If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together.’ The proverb could describe the dynamics... →
South Sudan: ‘Whose power are they sharing anyway?’
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th January 2019 The signing in September 2018 of a new peace agreement between the government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit, main rebel leader Riek Machar and... →
Why are women still so unsafe?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 9th January 2019 Violence against women is an indicator of how prone societies are towards violence. Almost two decades since countries across the world adopted... →
South Africa’s Presidency must drive safety
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 8th January 2019 South Africa has not had a formal national policy to improve public safety since 2004. This changed in 2016 when cabinet adopted the White Paper on... →
Should Africa back World Trade Organisation reforms?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th December 2018 There is an air of resignation to failure at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva. Long-stuck trade negotiations and a recent eruption of a... →
Police murder-suicide reveals South Africa’s dark underbelly
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 13th December 2018 On 26 November a South African police officer shot and killed his wife and her brother in a Durban divorce court before turning the gun on himself.... →
'Changing mindsets' on AU reform
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 12th December 2018 Despite the efforts that had gone into the African Union (AU) reforms, ‘The pace at which we’re doing things is not sufficient,’ AU Commission... →
Harnessing Africa’s blue economy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 10th December 2018 The significance of the seas and oceans for the sustainable future of economic and human development and security in Africa and beyond is being... →
Will next week’s migration compact be global?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 6th December 2018 The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) is a comprehensive document that covers different aspects of migration and... →
To stop violence, we must raise our children differently
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 5th December 2018 Biology shapes violence. In a significant review of the literature, Robert Sapolsky shows that human actions are shaped by environmental stimuli... →
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