| 17 December 2015 |
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TALKING POINT
Magulification is the name of the game
by Peter Fabricius |
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Tanzania’s new president is sending a strong message to his people and the continent.
John Magufuli is the Grinch who stole Uhuru, literally and figuratively. He’s also stolen a lot of other things since coming into office less than two months ago. Like perks for civil servants and fat kickbacks for customs officials.
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| ISS Spotlight |
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| Tackling new threats to African and global peace and security |
Over the next five years, the ISS will lead efforts to understand and resolve complex challenges that undermine Africa’s growth and development.
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| ISS Today |
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Where have all our role models gone?
by Lauren Tracey |
South Africa’s youth are exposed to bad behaviour from the very people they should look up to and trust.
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Missing the boat? The cost of postponing the Lomé maritime summit
by Barthélemy Blédé |
While speculation abounds about why the November summit was postponed, pirates continue to operate in African waters.
Read more... Pour la version française, cliquez ici |
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China's role in South Sudan a learning curve
by Liesl Louw-Vaudran |
China's increasing role in peace and security in Africa puts its doctrine of non-interference under pressure.
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The axing of Nhlanhla Nene: signs of impunity writ large?
by Judith February |
By firing a capable finance minister, SA President Jacob Zuma has shown a ruthlessness and impunity that surprised even some cynics.
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| Events |
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How is IGAD getting serious about security?
Workshop report |
Preventing weapons of mass destruction from spreading is a major security and developmental issue for Africa and IGAD.
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| Publications |
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| Peace and Security Council Report No 76 |
This report features all you need to know about the AU Summit in January 2016, Africa’s latest crisis hotspots and challenges ahead for the AU.
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| South African Crime Quarterly 54 |
This issue covers a range of topics including parenting programmes to prevent violence, obstetric violence, sentencing of child offenders and the massive civil claims against the South African Police Service.
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| ISS Opportunity |
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ISS Pretoria: Director of Programmes
Closing date: 18 December 2015 |
The director will oversee planning and delivery by all ISS programmes in line with the organisation's 2016-2020 strategy.
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ISS Addis Ababa: Senior Researcher, Conflict Management and Peacebuilding
Closing date: 5 January 2016 |
The senior researcher will work on the ISS-Training for Peace (TfP) project, which is an international capacity building programme.
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| ISS Notice |
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| ISS festive season closure |
| The ISS offices will close on Friday 18 December 2015 and re-open on Tuesday 5 January 2016. |
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| Connect with the ISS |
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| The Institute for Security Studies is grateful for the support of the following core partners: the governments of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United States. |
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