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Successful Collaboration Against Piracy in the Indian Ocean
Johan Potgieter, Senior Researcher, Conflict Management and Peacebuilding Division, ISS Pretoria
The recent arrest of five pirates and their vessel in the Indian Ocean illustrates the importance of information sharing and collaboration in the fight against piracy.
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Hope and Uncertainty as Algerians Go to Vote
Abdelkader Abderrahmane, Senior Researcher, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, ISS Addis Ababa Office
On May 10th, parliamentary elections will take place in Algeria. Will 2012, the year Algerians celebrate 50 years of Independence, be decisive for democracy in the country?
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The Complex Causes of Cattle Raiding in South Sudan
Ding Yual, Consultant, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, ISS Pretoria
Recent trends of violent cattle raiding in South Sudan has drawn attention to the underlying causes of the phenomenon and ways of addressing it as part of the quest for security in Africa’s newest country.
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PSP Report No 34
You will notice that our
Peace and Security Council Report has a new look. If you have an opportunity to
do so we would welcome your comments, positive or critical, about our
publication. This is also the first time we have produced a French version of
this report.
Vous remarquerez que notre rapport sur le Conseil de paix et de sécurité a une nouvelle
apparence. Nous souhaiterions bénéficier de vos commentaires, positifs ou
critiques, Ã propos de notre publication. L`édition de ce mois de mai 2012 est également
notre première édition en langue française du rapport.
In this issue:
The analysis of Mali examines the ongoing
crisis in the light of regional and international intervention aimed at trying to
put an end to the conflict in that country.
The tensions that have escalated between South Sudan and
Sudan during the months since South Sudan’s independence have unfortunately engaged
in armed clashes. The analysis of the region and the
deteriorating relations between the governments in Juba and Khartoum looks at
the recent clashes and their implications for the internal political and
economic landscape of the two nations.
Efforts by non governmental actors to
internationally publicize atrocities committed by the Lord’s Resistance Army
(LRA) have increased the profile of the group and its leader Joseph Kony. The
LRA continues to present a grave threat to the security of civilians in the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Republic of South Sudan and the Central
African Republic (CAR) as well as the ongoing peace and political processes in
these countries.
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Expert Workshop report 18 and 19 April, held in Cape Town
The workshop provided an opportunity to showcase
the project framework and adopted research methodology to peers
and experts in the field of criminal governance. The Institute for Security
Studies (ISS) began work on the project in the second half of 2011 with funding
and logistical support from the International Development Research Centre
(IDRC). The research focuses on the
relationship between organised crime and governance within large African urban
centres.The purpose of the project
is to explore how criminal governance structures embody distinct forms of
authority that, on the one hand, flourish in spaces of weak or ineffective
governance, but on the other hand, are still connected to and dependent upon
the legitimacy of the state.
Participants were asked to offer their
expert advice on the project, to review its methodological shortcomings,
raise issues for exploration, and present their comparative research.
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The ACPP Daily Briefings
The briefings are held weekday mornings in the ACPP Pretoria`s
Situation Room and the Briefing Notes are the minutes of this meeting.
During these meetings each regional expert of the Programme reports on
the latest human security developments in his/her region, followed by
general discussions. An intern then compiles a summary of the meeting,
which is reviewed by the respective researchers, and a senior researcher
edits the report and provides quality control before returning it to
the intern to prepare it for dispatch to the mailing list. To subscribe
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