ISS Weekly Issue 207, 2016

ISS Weekly
7 April 2016
 
Panama Papers
TALKING POINT
Panama Papers: no huge fish but a huge haul
by Peter Fabricius

To lament the lack of truly explosive revelations would be to miss the point of the Panama Papers.

The real achievement is the tremendous new impetus for multinationals to pay their taxes where they make their profits.
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Press release
 
HCoC
Satellites and ballistic missiles: why Africa must not fall behind
Some 36 African countries have subscribed to an international code against ballistic-missile proliferation.
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ISS Today
 
NSS2016
A timely end for Obama's Nuclear Security Summits?
by Jonathan Kellerman and Noel Stott
The fourth and final Nuclear Security Summit concluded in Washington last week amid renewed fears of nuclear terrorism.
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SA Elections
Public protests cast a shadow over SA voter registration
by Lizette Lancaster
To what extent will the upcoming final voter registration weekend be marred by protests and disruptions?
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1540
African parliaments lead the continent's fight against weapons of mass destruction
by Nicolas Kasprzyk
Important progress is taking place in Africa to curb the threat of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
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Mogoeng Mogoeng
Nkandla judgment: high noon for president Zuma
by Judith February
The Constitutional Court judgment might not spell the immediate end for Jacob Zuma's presidency in South Africa, but it surely will come.
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Events
 
Zuma
View on Africa: legal landmark but political stalemate in SA
13 April 2016, Online
In failing to respect the Public Protector's recommendations on Nkandla, President Jacob Zuma also failed to respect South Africa's Constitution.
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Cohesion
Is social cohesion the missing link in preventing violence?
21 April 2016, Pretoria
Is violence less likely to occur in communities bound together by shared values and identities? This seminar discusses new research on the issue.
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Multimedia
 
HCoC IG
Why the Hague Code of Conduct matters for Africa
Signed in November 2002, the Hague Code of Conduct is the only multilateral instrument that specifically deals with ballistic missiles.
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Djibouti
Djibouti elections 2016
Current President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh looks set to win Friday's elections in Djibouti.
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Chad
Chad elections 2016
A recent fall in the oil price and a deteriorating security situation may affect voting in Chad on 10 April.
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Nuclear
Africa at the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit
African states participating in the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit have made steady progress towards improving African and global nuclear security.
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