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| Feature: Egypt's transitional government prepares for battle over Ethiopia’s giant dam on the Nile |
Has Ethiopia taken advantage of Egypt's distraction by internal events to charge ahead with building its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam?
The continuing political turmoil in Egypt has had an impact on every aspect of the country’s life and one of those is foreign relations, as Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy readily admits. Most of this externalised turbulence, if you like, has been felt in the Middle East where Egypt’s alliances have oscillated as wildly as its own changes of government over the last two and a half years.
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| ISS Today |
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| Will social media influence election campaigning in South Africa? |
The electoral power of social media could prove profitable for political parties in the lead-up to the 2014 national elections.
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| Did Nato intervene in Libya just to get rid of Gaddafi? |
Africa has been the loser in the West's toppling of the Gaddafi regime.
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| Political challenges and security uncertainties on the eve of Mali's legislative elections |
Organised in an uncertain environment, the Malian parliamentary elections emphasise the immensity of the country's post-conflict challenges.
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| Events |
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The state of peace and security in Africa and the PSC's responses in 2013
29 November 2013 |
This stakeholders seminar will contribute to preparations for the second edition of the PSC annual review.
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Counter-terrorism, human rights and the rule of law in Africa
2 December 2013 |
This seminar will launch the latest ISS paper on counter-terrorism policy written by Dr Jolyon Ford.
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| Tackling corruption in the SA Police Service |
The seminar presented evidence on the extent and nature of police corruption in South Africa as a precursor to exploring how best this phenomenon can best be addressed.
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| Publications |
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| Assessing long-term state fragility in Africa: Prospects for 26 'more fragile' countries |
This monograph provides a long-term forecast of 26 fragile African countries, suggesting that ten countries will continue to remain fragile.
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| Multimedia |
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| Rooting out police corruption in South Africa |
South Africa Insight episode 52: Gareth Newham explains why corruption is an occupational hazard confronting policing globally and proposes solutions for dealing with this phenomenon.
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| Revisiting South Africa's National Development Plan 2030: The video |
This video explores South Africa’s fertility, mortality and migration outlooks, with a particular emphasis on the uncertainty surrounding migration.
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| Life and Death of Muammar Al-Qadhafi: What lessons for Africa? |
ISS Seminar podcast: Interview with Prof. Jean-Emmanuel Pondi from the Institute for International Relations, Cameroon about his new book on Libya. / Interview avec prof Jean-Emmanuel Pondi de l’Institut des Relations Internationales du Cameroun sur son nouveau livre sur la Lybie.
Listen online in English... / Écoutez en ligne en français... |
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