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Selected ISS Publications Available in EPUB Format
 Selected ISS publications are available in EPUB format for
tablet devices. Each week in the ISS Weekly, EPUB availability will be
highlighted by the EPUB logo. Simply save the EPUB file to your mobile
device and enjoy access to ISS publications on the move.
Negotiating an Arms Trade Treaty - State Security Versus Human Security
Gugu Dube, Researcher, Transnational Threats and International Crimes Division, ISS Pretoria Office
The United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is meeting in New York from 2-27 July 2012 to negotiate what is seen as the most important initiative ever regarding conventional arms regulation. Crucial will be that “state security” is not given preference over “human security” during these negotiations.
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Will the Blacklisting of its Leaders end the Boko Haram Quagmire in Nigeria?
Martin
Ewi, Senior
Researcher, Transnational Threats and International Crime Division, ISS Pretoria
Last month the US government took a controversial decision to blacklist three top Boko Haram leaders. Will this merely embolden the sect to attack US targets or will it signal the end of Nigeria’s most feared terrorist group?
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A New Era for the African Union
Jakkie Cilliers, ISS Executive Director and Jide Martyns Okeke, Senior Researcher, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis,
Pretoria and Addis Ababa
The election of Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as AU Commission Chairperson could herald a new era for the AU. The foremost task confronting her will be to promote reconciliation with AU member states that did not vote for her.
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Angolan War Vets’ Protests a Chilling Reminder of a Regional Cancer
Gwinyayi
Dzinesa, Senior Researcher, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, ISS Pretoria
Protests by Angolan war veterans ahead of parliamentary elections on 31 August could pose a threat to the ruling party.
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Situation Report: The 2011 DRC Election Polls and Beyond
In November 2011 the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) held its second
post-war presidential and National Assembly elections. These elections,
which took place in a context of significant challenges, were marred by
allegations of electoral fraud and mismanagement. The pre-electoral
climate was characterised by persistent insecurity in parts of the
country, pervasive socioeconomic adversity and electoral dynamics of
radicalisation. These dynamics elicited calls from internal and external
stakeholders for political tolerance, adherence to the electoral code
of conduct and abstention from violence.
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ISS Paper 235: Implications of the AU Decision to Give the African Court Jurisdiction Over International Crimes, Max du Plessis
This paper considers the decision by the African Union (AU) to expand
the jurisdiction of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights to
act as an international criminal court with jurisdiction over the
international crimes of genocide, war crimes and crimes against
humanity, as well as several transnational crimes. At an AU meeting
from 14–15 May 2012 a draft protocol to effect that expansion was
approved and has been recommended to the AU Assembly for adoption.
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African Security Review Volume 12 No 2
In the last 20 years, Africa has experienced a steady
decline in violent conflicts, despite an apparently paradoxical increase
in peacekeeping operations. Some long-term conflict studies have
revealed a changing landscape of security challenges on the continent:
from violent conflicts to more diffuse forms of threats to the stability
of fragile state constructions, with low levels of human security.
Large parts of the continent, however, still face the consequences of
violent conflicts, which seem to have entrenched themselves in countries
such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Somalia. This is the
main reason why the central hub of the current issue of African
Security Review is conflict. The contributors to this issue approach the
concept of conflict from the unique angles of their diverse
disciplinary fields, creating a wagon-wheel of contributions that are
diverse in subject matter, but are all related to the concept of
conflict – its prevention and its management by different actors. The
latter dimension features the South African contribution to peacekeeping
in Africa, analysing the country’s record and experience in a field
where Pretoria seems to have recently reviewed its priorities.
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South Africa Insight Episode 19
Gareth Newham of the ISS on the election of Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the AU; the SACP annual conference and accusations against the Minister of Police.
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This Week in Africa, Episode 47
David Zounmenou comments on the AU Summit in Addis Ababa and the election of Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as AU Chairperson.
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La semaine en Afrique Episode 47
David Zounmenou du ISS commente la victoire de mme Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma a la tête de la Commission de l’Union Africaine.
Listen Online... ISS Seminar: Somalia, Approaching the End of Transition
Liesl Louw-Vaudran speaks to Mr. Wafula Wamunyinyi, Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, The AU Mission for Somalia about the progress, challenges and prospects for Somalia
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ISS Seminar: Global Trends 2030
Liesl Louw-Vaudran speaks to dr. Mathew Burrows, Counselor, US National Intelligence Council and Dr. Banning Garrett, Director, Strategic Foresight Initiative, Atlantic Council.
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