Regional giant? Uganda’s foreign policy prospects
Was Museveni’s domestic and international legitimacy damaged by repression ahead of his contentious re-election in 2016?
In power since 1986, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and his political party, the National Resistance Movement, have had a strong role in the East African political landscape. Museveni has relied on his reputation and on Uganda’s armed forces to exert influence in neighbouring countries.
As he begins his fifth term after the highly contentious 2016 presidential election, it’s worth asking whether his domestic and international legitimacy have been damaged by the repression in the lead-up to that election. Analysis of Uganda’s recent international interventions offers insight about the country’s future foreign policy, whether under Museveni or a successor.
This seminar presents the findings from the first of two research reports jointly undertaken by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) and the United States Institute for Peace (USIP).
Chair: Andrews Atta-Asamoah, Senior Researcher, ISS
Speakers:
Elizabeth Murray, Senior Programme Officer, USIP
Stephanie Wolters, Head, Peace and Security Research Programme, ISS
