| 8 October 2015 |
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TALKING POINT
South Africa arms itself for battle with the ICC
by Peter Fabricius |
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South Africa appears to be girding itself for a heroic showdown with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its failure to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir when he visited Johannesburg for the African Union summit in June.
This may produce a lot of heat – but with a bit of luck it might also illuminate some darker corners of the ICC’s operations.
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| ISS Spotlight |
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| ISS crime journal provides valuable research that's available to all |
The ISS' South African Crime Quarterly is the only accredited open access journal in South Africa covering violence prevention, crime reduction and criminal justice.
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| ISS Today |
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THINK AGAIN: Sorry Madagascar, your problems aren't hot enough
by Simon Allison |
The scale of Madagascar’s humanitarian crisis is dramatic – so why do journalists and donors keep overlooking the island nation?
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The not-so-secret solution to fighting SA's most feared crime
by Gareth Newham |
Armed robbery keeps rising in South Africa, but SAPS has effectively addressed the problem before and can do it again.
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Africa does its bit - and more - for peacekeeping
by Liesl Louw-Vaudran |
Whether in money pledged or boots on the ground, not all countries contribute fairly to peacekeeping operations.
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Getting to zero on poverty in Africa
by Jakkie Cilliers |
Prospects for economic growth in Africa look positive, but ending poverty to meet the new SDGs will require a huge effort.
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| Events |
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How is terrorism affecting Africa's conflict trends?
9 October 2015, Nairobi |
How are events in North Africa linked to the evolution of Boko Haram and al-Shabaab?
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What drives conflict, violence and extremism in Africa?
15 October 2015, Pretoria |
This seminar explores how extremism and terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa affect conflict in sub-Saharan Africa.
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High stakes: lessons for nuclear procurement from the arms deal
20 October 2015, Cape Town |
Can lessons from the controversial arms deal improve South Africa's current process to procure nuclear energy?
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| Publications |
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Prévenir les conflits en Afrique centrale : La CEEAC : entre ambitions, défis et réalité
par Angela Meyer |
Les ambitions de la CEEAC, sa structure centrée sur l'État et sa vision militariste empêchent l'organisation d'assumer correctement son rôle de gardien de la paix et de la sécurité dans la région.
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| South African Crime Quarterly 53 |
This special edition focuses on the two most recent commissions of inquiry into police in SA – the Marikana and Khayelitsha commissions.
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Deepening South Africa-India private-sector relations
by Amanda Lucey and Catherine Grant Makokera |
New initiatives are key in taking private-sector relations between South Africa and India to the next level.
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India-Africa relations: The role of the private sector
by Amanda Lucey, Mark Schoeman and Catherine Grant Makokera |
From Mombasa to Mumbai: How can trade between India and Africa be improved?
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| What does proactive peacebuilding mean in practice? |
Prevention is better than cure: here’s how states can act on the UN’s new peacebuilding and conflict prevention guidelines.
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