| 25 July 2013 |
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| Feature: Shouldn't we Fight Them on the Beaches? |
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Despite the ANC's hostility to AFRICOM, a joint US–South Africa military exercise is underway in the Eastern Cape.
Has anyone informed Luthuli House that the United States (US) imperialist forces have already landed in South Africa? They have just ambushed a convoy near Alicedale in the Eastern Cape, according to intelligence leaked from the US embassy in Pretoria, and may well be carrying out a tactical landing from a C-130 Hercules military aircraft at East London airport.
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| ISS Today |
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| Is Burundi's peacebuilding process under threat? |
Burundi's peace was hard won, but recent political developments suggest that much more needs to be done to prevent a regression towards conflict. Read more... |
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| Twenty years of justice reform in South Africa: what is there to show for it? |
As South Africans' trust in the courts declines, the key failing appears to be inadequate political will to fix well-known problems. Read more... |
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| Realising the dream of greater intra-African trade |
The UN Conference on Trade and Development says regional integration is not enough to ensure African countries build stronger economic links with their neighbours. Read more... |
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| Events |
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The role of regional organisations in implementing the Responsibility to Protect 30 July 2013
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The seminar aims to help achieve policy clarity and coherence with respect to the role of regional organisations in the implementation of R2P. Read more ...
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| ISS 4th international conference: National and international perspectives on crime reduction and criminal justice, 21 and 22 August 2013 |
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The conference provides an exciting opportunity to showcase current criminological and contiguous research as well as policy initiatives from across the world. Read more ...
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| National counter-terrorism training course in Mali |
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In partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the ISS ran a two-week counter-terrorism training course in Bamako to help build capacity among Malian government officials to respond more effectively to the threat of terrorism facing the country. Read more ...
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| Publications |
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| Highway or byway? The National Development Plan 2030 |
This publication, the first in a series of three, considers the feasibility of the central economic growth target that is set out in South Africa’s National Development Plan 2030. It then explores some of the associated human development targets. Read more... |
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| The end of impunity? After the kingpins, what next for Guinea-Bissau? |
En avril 2013, une opération d’infiltration menée avec succès par la US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) (Agence américaine de lutte parmi la drogue) a mené à la mise en accusation et la chute de deux des barons de la cocaïne les plus notoires de Guinée-Bissau : le contre-amiral José Américo Bubo Na Tchuto, ancien chef de la marine de Guinée-Bissau, et le général António Indjai, chef des forces armées de Guinée-Bissau. En savoir plus... |
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| Multimedia |
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| Is M23 a spent force? |
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This week in Africa episode 55: David Zounmenou discusses the latest events in eastern DRC, ethnic clashes in Guinea and the prospect of free elections in Zimbabwe. / La semaine en Afrique episode 55: L'analyse de David Zounmenou sur les evenements a l'est du RDC; les violences en Guinee et les elections au Zimbabwe. Listen online in English... Pour la version francaise, cliquez ici...
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| Job opportunity |
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| ISS Pretoria: Group Finance and Administration Manager |
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This senior position forms part of the ISS's executive management team and will be based in the ISS Pretoria Office. Read more...
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