ACSS Africa Security Briefs
The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) is an institution of the US Department of Defense. Africa Security Briefs are analyzes of critical security challenges facing Africa that generate practical insights on a topic or context as well as actionable recommendations for policymakers and practitioners.
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Publications:
- The Lessons and Limits of DDR in Africa
- Islamic Militancy in Africa
- Building Africa’s Airlift Capacity
- Unfinished Business: A Framework for Peace in the Great Lakes
- Boko Haram’s Evolving Threat
- Addressing Côte d’Ivoire’s Deeper Crisis
- Regional Security Cooperation in the Maghreb and Sahel: Algeria’s Pivotal Ambivalence
- Africa’s Militaries: A Missing Link in Democratic Transitions
- Alternative Dispute Resolution in Africa: Preventing Conflict and Enhancing Stability
- Sifting Through the Layers of Insecurity in the Sahel: The Case of Mauritania
- Nigeria’s Pernicious Drivers of Ethno-Religious Conflict
- Optimizing Africa’s Security Force Structures
- Urban Fragility and Security in Africa
- West Africa’s Growing Terrorist Threat
- Investing in Science and Technology to Meet Africa’s Maritime Security Challenges
- Playing Ostrich: Lessons Learned from South Africa’s Response to Terrorism
- Democracy and the Chain of Command
- Nonstate Policing: Expanding the Scope for Tackling Africa’s Urban Violence
- Africa’s Fragile States: Empowering Extremists, Exporting Terrorism
- Cocaine and Instability in Africa
- Misinterpreting Ethnic Conflicts in Africa
- Lessons Learned from Peace Operations in Africa
- Navies versus Coast Guards: Defining the Roles of African Maritime Security Forces
- US Security Engagement in Africa


