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Leadership the missing link
There is cautious optimism that the initiative led by the United Kingdom
earlier this year to find a solution to the Somali conflict could bear
fruit.The initiative aimed, among other things, to consolidate the
military gains achieved thus far and seize the opportunity for securing
peace in the war-torn country.The security pillar agreed upon in London
is accordingly directed both to end the threat posed by Al Shabaab and
to deepen and expand the ongoing military operations for stabilising
Somalia.
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23 April, Pretoria: Sudan and South Sudan at War
This seminar will explore and explain the topic of
the North-South border, and the impact of contesting the territorial control of
a resource rich area on the future of these two neighbouring countries. The
seminar will further clarify several misconceptions about the 1956 border and
will discuss the legality of the recent border clashes.
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25 April, Pretoria: The South African Defence Review 2012 - Consultative and Informative Public Meeting
In
2011, the Minister for Defence and Military Veterans appointed the South
African Defence Review Committee to draft and consult
nationally on a new Defence Review. The Defence Review Committee is now undertaking a nation-wide consultation on
the new Defence Review.
As part of this important national exercise, the ISS will be facilitating a consultative and informative meeting in Pretoria.
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26 April, Pretoria: Transforming the Judicial System: Should South Africans be Concerned?
While
the President stated that he wanted a review of the Constitutional Courts
powers, the Minister of Justice denied that cabinet intends to reduce its powers.
This double speak has resulted in many people fearing that there are powerful political
forces taking aim at the rule of law and
the doctrine of the separation of powers. Speakers will
offer their insights on the current state of affairs and what it may mean for
the future of the South African judiciary.
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10 May, Nairobi: Kenya`s Foreign Policy and Geostrategic interests
This seminar will examine among other issues, with
the aim of understanding the nexus between Kenya’s foreign policy principles
and practice, and its geostrategic interests and role in regional geopolitics. This will be the first in series of seminars and
briefings aimed at linking Kenyan policymakers with current research and evidence-based
policy options on pressing topical issue.
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South Africa not Playing a Double Nuclear Game
Noel Stott and Amelia Broodryk, Senior Research Fellow and Researcher, Transnational Threats and International Crime Division
South Africa has recently been accused of "playing both sides of the nuclear coin". This followed President Zuma’s speech at the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit held from 26-27 March 2012.
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Linking Children and Security in Southern Africa
Sandra Adong Oder, Senior Researcher, Conflict Management and Peacebuilding Division, ISS Pretoria
While child soldier action plans and programmes provide linkages between children and security, the limitations of a one-size-fits-all approach should not be ignored.
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‘Sleepy Malawi’ Makes Political Waves: Joyce Banda as the First Woman President in Southern Africa
Gwinyai A. Dzinesa, Snr Researcher in the Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division and Cheryl Hendricks, Snr Research Fellow in the Conflict Management and Peacebuilding Division, ISS Pretoria
The political context of Mrs Joyce Banda’s ascendency to the Malawi presidency and the challenges she faces.
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Short-Changing South Africa’s Youth: the Collapse of an Education System?
Hopolang Selebalo, Junior Researcher, Governance and Corruption Division, ISS Cape Town
Basic education is a fundamental driver of human development. Although investment in primary and secondary education is a near-certain positive investment in economic and human development, there is much more to the story than simply increasing financing.
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How Poor Leadership Undermines the Work of the South African Police Service
Johan Burger, Senior Researcher, Crime and Justice Programme, ISS Pretoria
The number of senior officers being implicated in crime and corruption is eroding public trust and police morale, making it impossible for the SAPS to effectively perform its mandate. Read more...
ISS Paper 232: Kenya`s New Constitution and Conflict Transformation, Bobby Mkangi and Nyambura Githaiga
The 2007/8 post-election conflict that engulfed Kenya was not
unprecedented. A failure to address the root causes of these violent
conflicts has occasioned their reoccurrence and further entrenched their
underlying causes. The Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation
process considered long-term issues and solutions to address the root
causes of the conflict and made proposals for extensive reforms. Within
the conceptual framework of conflict transformation, this paper analyses
the ways in which sections of Kenya’s new constitution, adopted on 27
August 2010, address the root causes of the conflict. This paper also
examines how the new constitution provides for reforms on governance,
democracy, human rights, ethnicity and resource sharing.
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Situation
Report: Two Decades of Conflict and Democracy in Sierra Leone, A
Personal Experience, H.E. Alhaj Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
There is little doubt in my mind that international intervention during
the difficult times of the 1990s in Sierra Leone represents a success
story in ending a brutal war that engulfed this small West African
country for over a decade. Sierra Leone bestowed upon itself notoriety
for a horrendous fratricidal war, the trademarks of which were
amputations, the employment of child soldiers, the use of sex slaves,
and looting and burning of both public and private properties.
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ISS
Seminar Report: Reducing the Human Cost of Poorly Regulated Arms
Transfers: An African Contribution Towards a Strong Arms Trade Treaty
This seminar was
organised on the eve of the International Day for Mine Awareness - a day that
calls for increased awareness of the suffering caused by mines and other
explosive remnants of war - as a reminder of the harm that the proliferation of
arms and ammunition can cause. Experts spoke on the humanitarian
consequences of a poorly regulated arms trade, various elements of the proposed
treaty, and the role of African Governments, including South Africa, in the
upcoming negotiations.
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This Week in Africa, Episode 36
Liesl Louw-Vaudran speaks to Paul-Simon Handy about reports of a coup in Guinea Bissau, Malawi’s new president Joyce Banda, war threatening between Sudan and South Sudan and the challenge facing Mali’s new interim president.
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La semaine en Afrique Episode 37
Liesl Louw-Vaudran avec Paul-Simon Handy sur les nouvelles d’un probable coup en Guinea Bissau ; la nouvelle présidente du Malawi ; les tensions entre le Soudan et le Soudan du Sud et comment assurer l’intégrité territoriale du Mali.
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