ISS Weekly Issue 143, 2014

ISS Weekly
11 December 2014
 
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TALKING POINT
Time to take the Gaddafi Trillions seriously
by Peter Fabricius

The re-appearance of the Gaddafi treasure raises interesting questions about the African Union’s peace process in Libya in 2011.

Like the fabled ‘Kruger Millions’ – the treasure which Transvaal republic president Paul Kruger was supposed to have buried or stashed away before fleeing to Switzerland during the Anglo-Boer War – the tales of the Gaddafi Trillions just won’t go away.
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Media Advisory
 
ICC
ISS at the ICC Assembly of States Parties
The 13th ICC Assembly of States Parties will welcome the first African ASP president. For analysis of key developments, contact ISS researchers in New York.
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ISS Today
 
Kenya violence
THINK AGAIN: How to beat the ICC - lessons from the Kenyatta case
by Simon Allison
Prosecuting Kenya's president required far too much active cooperation from Kenyatta himself, illustrating one of international justice's key limitations.
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Ramaphosa
Khampepe revisited: should envoys work in secret?
by Liesl Louw-Vaudran
Appointing special envoys has become a trend in South African foreign policy, but the process should be more transparent.
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Protest
Politicians, not the police, must solve public dissatisfaction in South Africa
by Johan Burger
Using more forceful policing to address rising frustration with poor governance will only escalate public violence.
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Events
 
Criminal Justice
Universalising international criminal justice: latest perspectives from Africa
11 December 2014
This side event at the ICC's Assembly of States Parties focuses on enabling states to deal with grave crimes at the national level.
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Publications
 
Paper 272
Using social network analysis to understand the interactions of a Cape Town gang
by Khalil Goga, Eduardo Salcedo-Albaran and Charles Goredema
Social network analysis is a sophisticated method of analysing interactions between various actors. In this paper, it is used to understand the dynamics of a Cape Town gang.
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PSC Report 65
Peace and Security Council Report no 65
In the latest PSC Report: what can the AU learn from Burkina Faso? Options for the AU in Libya, and time for DRC rebels to disarm.
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ISS Notice
 
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ISS festive season closure
The ISS offices will close on Friday 19 December 2014 and re-open on Tuesday 6 January 2015
 
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