| 22 January 2015 |
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TALKING POINT
If not sanctions, then at least not sanction
by Peter Fabricius |
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In Africa's lexicon, and particularly the African Union's, 'sanction' is mostly a rather dirty word because it is usually a punishment Western nations usually inflict on African governments and leaders to try to effect 'regime change'; notably Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe.
If Africa really believes the West is pursuing such an agenda through sanctions, its response could be at least neutrality. But too often Africa goes beyond neutrality to 'sanction' bad leaders in the opposite sense.
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| Press release |
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| Steering the global response to emerging threats at Davos |
ISS Managing Director Anton du Plessis is in Davos to debate responses to transnational threats with global leaders.
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| ISS Today |
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Ringing in the new year amid gunfire and intrigue
by Yolande Bouka |
Tensions ahead of this year's elections have made way for a drastic rise in political violence in Burundi.
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2015: a year of challenge or possibility for South Africa?
by Judith February |
Can the ANC succeed in turning itself around to create a better environment for effective, transparent and accountable governance?
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Local versus global in the fight against Boko Haram
by Liesl Louw-Vaudran |
Focus on the global threat of terrorism should not detract from the local issues that fuel groups like Boko Haram.
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Solving the crime problem: what South Africans really think
by Lizette Lancaster |
The latest National Victims of Crime Survey reveals telling details on what the public thinks about the criminal justice system.
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| Events |
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Is South Africa geared up for new cyberspace challenges?
26 January 2015 |
This seminar asks if South Africa is balancing the opportunities and threats that cyberspace presents.
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Can the AU remain relevant as Africa struggles to consolidate democracy?
28 January 2015 |
As leaders gather for the African Union summit, the seminar will assess how this continental body is responding to new challenges.
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Toward Agenda 2063 - The Africa we want
10 February 2015 |
This seminar will discuss Africa's policy and development challenges in the next five decades against the backdrop of the AU's Agenda 2063.
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Emerging threats to human security in Africa 2015
Application deadline: 23 January 2015 |
This course will focus on climate change, electoral violence, terrorism, human- and drug-trafficking, and sexual and gender-based violence.
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| Containing the risk: election prospects in six West African countries |
The risks facing 2015 elections in Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Burkina Faso were discussed in this seminar.
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| Publications |
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The AU's cybercrime response: a positive start, but substantial challenges ahead
by Eric Tamarkin |
The AU recently adopted the Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection, but African states have a long way to go to fight cybercrime.
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Post-conflict development: what South Africa can achieve through SADC
by Naomi Kok |
How can South Africa overcome its constraints in SADC, and play a larger role in strengthening its post-conflict reconstruction and development activities?
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Benin elections: the waiting game
by Francis Adébola Laleyè |
After more than 24 years of democracy, Benin is entering an intricate electoral cycle with three sets of upcoming elections.
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