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Are military solutions to the Malian crisis protecting civilians?
Sandra
Adong Oder,
Senior
Researcher,
Conflict
Management and Peace Building Division, ISS Pretoria
The humanitarian situation in Mali is effectively an emerging `protection crisis` due to the insecurity threatening the civilian population.
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Henry Okah counter-terrorism ruling is a judicial triumph for South Africa and the continent
Uyo Salifu, Researcher, Transnational Threats and International Crime Division, ISS Pretoria
The Nigerian citizen`s recent conviction in a Johannesburg high court of 13 terrorism charges confirms South Africa`s commitment to the global fight against terrorism.
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Obscuring the `key point`
Chandre Gould, Senior Researcher, Governance, Crime and Justice Division, ISS Pretoria office
South African politicians have used the National Key Points Act to withhold information about possible crime and corruption committed by state officials.
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Where is Eritrea heading?
Berouk Mesfin, Senior Researcher, Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis Division, ISS Addis Ababa
A mutiny by soldiers on 21 January this year highlights that the current political system, discredited and reliant on the military for its survival, could easily break apart.
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Corruption in the defence sector to get greater attention
Gareth Newham, Division Head Governance, Crime and Justice Division, ISS Pretoria
The negative consequences of corruption in the South African 1999 arms deal continue to undermine the country. Transparency International has launched a new index to assess the way a country manages the risks of graft in this sector.
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ISS
Paper 243: Besides greed and grievances, Natural resource
characteristics and conflicts in Africa, Andrews Atta-Asamoah
This paper addresses the debate on natural resources and conflict from
the point that conceptualisations of the linkages between conflicts and
natural resources have generally concentrated on the human aspects of
the relationship. By so doing, the nature of natural resources and the
influence their inherent and locational characteristics have on the
roles they play in conflicts are seldom taken into account.
Drawing on
African conflict experience, the paper adduces evidence to establish an
argument that this approach is one-sided for a proper understanding of
the issues involved, and maintains that a more holistic understanding
and conceptualisation should appreciate the role of natural resource
characteristics.
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