| 20 June 2013 |
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| Feature: G8 identifies the right target, but will it really shoot? |
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The G8 leaders’ biggest commitments were on reducing tax evasion, a problem that has been highlighted by Thabo Mbeki’s High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa.
The 2013 G8 summit at Lough Erne which UK Prime Minister David Cameron hosted and which ended on 18 June was always going to suffer by comparison with the last G8 summit that Britain hosted, at Gleneagles in 2005. Gleneagles was the Africa summit.
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| ISS Today |
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| Who's who in northern Mali? |
En vue de la réconciliation nationale au Mali, il est important que le gouvernement qui sera issu des élections prévues pour juillet de cette année prenne en compte les besoins de toutes les communautés du nord du Mali dans toute leur diversité. / To achieve national reconciliation in Mali, the government that emerges from elections this year must take into account the needs of all of northern Mali's diverse communities.
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| Heat over the Nile |
It is unlikely that Ethiopia and Egypt would go to war, but rising tensions over the Nile require careful handling to avoid poisoning regional relations.
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| New 'super' combat brigade: creation of an African elite? |
Enhancing the existing African Standby Force's capability to deploy at short notice makes more sense than creating a new structure like the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises.
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| Events |
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Sudan - South Sudan relations: Whither Now?
21 June 2013 |
What does the current state of affairs mean for the political future of Sudan and the relations between Sudan and South Sudan? These issues will be addressed from the perspective of the government of the Republic of Sudan.
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Outcome of the 21st Summit of the African Union
27 June 2013 |
This seminar aims to better understand the decisions taken during the 21st Summit of the AU and reflect on the possibilities and challenges for implementation.
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ACPST Course: Emerging threats to human security in Africa
Application deadline 1 July 2013 |
The course will equip participants with knowledge, practical skills, and an enhanced networking ability to enable them to contribute to bringing about policy and behavioural changes that will help reduce the threats these challenges pose to human security.
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| ISS 4th international conference: National and international perspectives on crime reduction and criminal justice, 21 and 22 August 2013 |
The conference provides an exciting opportunity to showcase current criminological and contiguous research as well as policy initiatives from across the world.
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| Improving responses to organised crime and drug trafficking along the cocaine route |
The ISS played a vital role in a major European Union (EU) policy conference on organised crime and drug trafficking at the end of May.
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| The future of peace support operations in Africa |
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the OAU/AU, the ISS hosted a breakfast briefing on 23 May on the fringes of the 21st AU Summit in Addis Ababa, to discuss the future of peace support operations in Africa.
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| Religious radicalism and terrorist threats in Senegal |
Ce séminaire de lancement du troisième Rapport sur la paix et la sécurité dans l’espace CEDEAO a réuni une cinquantaine de personnes des cercles diplomatiques, de la société civile et du milieu gouvernemental sénégalais. / The security situation in the Sahel region and the issue of violent extremism has been a cause of concern for countries neigbouring Mali.
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| Publications |
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| Peace and Security Council Report 47 |
The June issue includes country analyses on Somalia and Mali and a post-summit analysis on the recent AU Summit that took place in Addis Ababa.
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| Multimedia |
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| The youth factor in the 2014 elections |
South Africa Insight episode 42: Gareth Newham explores the dynamics around first time voters in the 2014 South African elections.
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| Overview of religious radicalism and the terrorist threat in Senegal |
Existe-t-il des mouvances religieuses radicales au Senegal qui pourraient entreprendre des actions violentes a la faveur du contexte regional ou de circonstances imprevisibles ? Interview avec avec Dr Bakary Sambe, Enseignant-Chercheur a l'Universite Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis. / An interview with Dr Bakary Sambe, lecturer and researcher at the Center for Religious Studies at the University Gaston Berger of Saint-Louis.
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