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TALKING POINT
Surrender or tactical deceit - has the FDLR really given up the fight? |
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The Hutu rebel group has promised to lay down arms, but some suspect this is a move to buy time.
Is the UN’s Force Intervention Brigade (FIB), which famously routed the M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last year, now snatching defeat from the jaws of a complete victory against all disruptive forces in the region?
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| ISS Today |
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| Playing for time in the South Sudan peace process |
As the main players in the South Sudan conflict stall peace talks to buy time, the humanitarian crisis continues to escalate.
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| Avoiding victors' justice in Cote d'Ivoire |
The International Criminal Court has refuted claims that it is being biased in the Cote d’Ivoire case.
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| Is cantonment the key to success in Mali's negotiations? |
The conflict in Mali has continued despite the Ougadougou Agreement, but containing the armed rebel groups is a good place to start.
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| Events |
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Challenges and options for ending South Sudan's civil war
29 July 2014 |
Several rounds of negotiations have not delivered peace. What are the options for reaching a negotiated settlement in the short term?
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Explaining the upsurge of violence in Kenya and possible solutions
31 July 2014 |
Why has the government not managed to stop the lethal cocktail of violence and inter-communal conflict in Kenya?
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National and international perspectives on crime reduction and criminal justice
14 - 15 August 2014 |
This premier event brings together researchers, academics, policy makers, and practitioners with an interest in criminology and related disciplines. Full conference programme now available.
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National Burkina Faso Training
5 to 16 May 2014 |
The two-week ISS-INTERPOL counter-terrorism training course in Ouagadougou drew on the ECOWAS Counter-Terrorism Training Manual which was developed in close collaboration with ISS experts.
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National Counter-Terrorism Training Course for Mauritania
8 to 19 June 2014 |
ISS partnered with INTERPOL and Mauritania’s government to deliver the second in a series of two-week training courses on counter-terrorism for law enforcement officials.
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ECOWAS National Counter-Terrorism Training Course for Senegal
17 to 28 March 2014 |
ISS collaborates with the ECOWAS Commission to provide technical assistance and training on counter-terrorism. Training courses have also been delivered in Benin, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Mauritania, and Niger.
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