ISS Weekly Issue 37, 2012

 

Issue 37

Thursday, 20 September 2012

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Events

24 September, ISS Book Launch, Nairobi: Africa`s Third Liberation

Penguin Books in conjunction with the Brenthurst Foundation and the Institute for Security Studies cordially invites you to the launch of Africa`s Third Liberation by Greg Mills and Jeffrey Herbst Guest Speaker Hon Raila Odinga, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kenya

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25 to 26 October, Johannesburg: ISS 3rd International Conference: National and international perspectives on crime reduction and criminal justice

In October 2012 the Institute for Security Studies` Crime and Justice Programme will be holding its 3rd annual international conference on crime and criminal justice. For detailed information about the conference, travel information or abstract submissions, click on the link below.

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Selected ISS Publications Available in EPUB Format

Selected ISS publications are available in EPUB format for tablet devices. Each week in the ISS Weekly, EPUB availability will be highlighted by the EPUB logo. Simply save the EPUB file to your mobile device and enjoy access to ISS publications on the move. 

 

Open the debate on ISSAfrca.org, powered by Disqus

The ISS website is now `Disqus` enabled on all content. Contribute to the debate on Africa by airing your views on the work of the ISS. The Disqus forum is at the end of all content items.

 

ISS Podcasts now on iTunes

The ISS Podcasts are now available in iTunes as individual subscriptions. Open iTunes and search "Institute for Security Studies", or click on the appropriate links below:

All ISS Media - Subscription to all ISS Produced podcasts

This Week in Africa and La semaine en Afrique - Updates on human security issues across Africa. Produced in English and French

ISS Special Report - Podcasts highlighting areas of concern and interest.

ISS Seminars - Interviews and discussions with ISS Seminar guest speakers and experts.

South Africa Insight - Discussions and insight into the political and governance issues facing South Africa, supported by the Hanns Seidel Foundation

New on ISS Africa

Paper 237: The International Criminal, Court’s Cases in Kenya: Origin and Impact

During the Second United Nations Review Conference held on 7 September, member states renewed their pledge to fight the impact illicit SALW have on many parts of the world. States further emphasised their commitment to mobilise the political will and resources necessary to implement the UNPoA, as well as the ITI, in a bid to achieve clear and tangible results by the third review conference, to be held in 2018. 

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Policy Brief 35: Policy Brief No 35: Addressing the Conflict Minierals` Crisis in the Great Lakes Region

This policy brief aims at providing a framework for responding to the unintended consequences of existing initiatives in the Great Lakes region. It details the areas of immediate impact of these initiatives, their overall impact on the trends of insecurity in the region and ways of addressing the issues in the short to medium term.

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Policy Brief 36: Regler La Crise Autour Des Minerais Du Conflit Dans La Region Des Grands Lacs

L’objectif de cette note de synthèse est de fournir un cadre pour réagir aux conséquences imprévues des initiatives qui existent dans la Région des Grands Lacs. Il présente les zones d’impact immédiat de ces initiatives, leur impact global sur les tendances d’insécurité dans la région et les différentes manières de traiter la question à court ou moyen terme.

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New on ISS Africa

African Futures: Knowledge Empowers Africa Video

If education enrollment and completion rates of all African nations advanced as rapidly as those from the best-practice countries in Africa, then what would the benefits be to the continent?

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Operationalising the African Standby Force

ISS Senior Research Fellow, Festus Aboagye, discusses ISS Policy Brief 39, A Stitch in Time Would Have Saved Nine, Operationalising the African Standby Force and the importance of the ASF

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Understanding the South African Crime Stats

ISS Researcher, Hamadziripi Tamukamoyo, explains how to interpret the South African Crime Statistics due for release on Thursday 20 September 2012 and the shortcomings of the annual release.

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Africa Insight: Cosatu and the ANC, where is the power?

Episode 27: Hamadziripi Tamukamoyo discusses the recent 11th Annual COSATU conference election results and the underlying tensions between COSATU and the ANC .

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