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"Africa"
April 2013
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Apr 2013
Combating Piracy and Maritime Terrorism: A Common Challenge for Europe and Asia
Author: Peter Roell
Publisher:
Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)
This paper focuses on current international efforts to combat maritime piracy, which shows no signs of stopping any time soon.
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Apr 2013
China’s Strategic Shift towards the Region of the Four Seas
Author: Christina Lin
Publisher:
Institut für Strategie- Politik- Sicherheits- und Wirtschaftsberatung (ISPSW)
This paper analyzes the Chinese engagement in the Middle East.
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Apr 2013
Establishing a Mining Sector in Postwar South Sudan
Author: David K Deng, Paul Mertenskoetter, Luuk van de Vondervoort
Publisher:
United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
This report looks at the mining sector in South Sudan and provides evidence-based recommendations to help the South Sudanese government develop a regulatory framework that will provide equitable benefits to all concerned parties.
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Apr 2013
The Evolution of Organised Crime in Africa
Author: Mark Shaw, Tuesday Reitano
Publisher:
Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This paper examines the evolution of organized crime in Africa.
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Apr 2013
Mediating Peace in Africa
Author: Melody Mbwadzawo, Nomfundo Ngwazi
Publisher:
African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
This brief examines the role of the women in conflict mediation.
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Apr 2013
African Security in 2013: A Year of Disequilibrium?
Author: Morten Bøås, James J Hentz
Publisher:
Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF)
This report analyzes the security trends, scenarios and dynamics in Africa, describing and identifying issues and hotspots likely to manifest themselves in 2013.
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Apr 2013
CTC Sentinel 6(4)
Author: Matthew Levitt, Samuel Logan, David Cook, Anne Wolf, William Reno, Anne Giudicelli
Publisher:
Combating Terrorism Center (CTC)
This issue of the CTC Sentinel examines Hizb Allah’s tradecraft and the capabilities of the group’s international terrorist wing, the Islamic Jihad Organization (IJO).
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Apr 2013
Africa’s Resistance to Peacekeeping’s Normative Change
Author: Kwesi Aning, Festus Aubyn, Nancy Annan, Fiifi Edu-Afful
This paper explores the role of existing and emerging norms in helping us define the tricky relationship between peacekeeping and intervention.
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March 2013
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25 Mar 2013
Security in the Sahel: Regional Initiatives in Pursuit of Long-Term Stability
Author: Bonnie Ayodele, Rui Azevedo, Samuel Bullen, Derek Catsam, Liana Fix, Francisco Galamas, Timothee Germain, Vikas Kumar, Ciaran Laird, Annette Lohmann, Natalia Marczewska, Courtenay Mitchell, Paul Melly, Alexander Homan Neill, Sam Powers, Landry Signe, Gökhan Tekir
Publisher:
Atlantic-community.org
This Atlantic Memo provides policy recommendations on how Europe and the United States can help the weak States of the Sahel to address their problems and achieve long-term stability.
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7 Mar 2013
Priorities for African States Negotiating for an Arms Trade Treaty
Author: Gugu Dube
Publisher:
Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This report emphasizes the positive effects a UN-sanctioned Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) will have on Africa.
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