| 3 July 2014 |
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TALKING POINT
The mountain in our midst is rumbling again |
A military coup in Lesotho may or may not be imminent, but the prime minister’s response isn't doing much to allay fears.
Lesotho may fairly be regarded as an unstable state held together by its unique geography as the only nation on Earth completely surrounded by one other state; in this case, of course, South Africa.
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| ISS Spotlight |
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| At the forefront of global training on terrorism and transnational crimes |
ISS played a key role in establishing the new International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law.
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| ISS Today |
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| South-South cooperation: first address the challenges |
The demand for South-South cooperation is growing, but what does it involve and how can its challenges be overcome?
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| THINK AGAIN: Did France's intervention work in Mali? |
Western intervention in Africa may not be popular, but Operation Serval has helped Mali to just about get back on its feet.
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| Policing in South Africa: it doesn't have to be the low road |
After 20 years of democracy, South Africa's police are still precariously set between the risk of complete failure and the challenges of professionalism.
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| Events |
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Emerging threats to human security in Africa - 2014
Application deadline: 15 July 2014 |
The latest ACPST course covers emerging threats like electoral violence, terrorism and trafficking, and how they can be tackled.
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| Publications |
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| Gender in peacekeeping: A practitioners' manual for police gender advisers in peacekeeping missions |
This guide will help strengthen understanding of gender equality, peace and security and gender-based violence, using international best practices.
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| Training for Peace newsletter, Volume 2 Issue 2 |
The Training for Peace in Africa Programme is an international capacity-building programme, based on a unique North-South-South cooperation where activities are carried out by African partner institutions.
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| Multimedia |
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| AU summit: are African leaders going to help Nigeria? |
Stephanie Wolters speaks about increasing insecurity in Nigeria, the AU's new intervention force and the end of SA's mining strike. / Interview avec Stephanie Wolters sur l'insécurité au Nigeria, la nouvelle force d'intervention africaine et la fin de la grève en Afrique du Sud.
Listen online in English... / Écoutez en ligne en français... |
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| ISS Notice |
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| ISS Pretoria office renovations |
| The ISS offices in Pretoria will be renovated between June and August 2014. During June and July, seminars will be hosted at an alternate venue which will be specified on each invitation. Apart from this, the office will function as usual. |
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