| 6 February 2014 |
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| Feature: South Africa to challenge the African spoilers of UN Security Council reform |
Africa's unhelpful 'maximalist' Ezulwini Consensus is up for debate again as that elusive permanent African presence on the UN Security Council again hovers tantalisingly.
A low-level campaign to democratise the UN Security Council has been sputtering along for almost as long as anyone can remember. But it intensified in 2005 when then Secretary-General Kofi Annan formally threw his weight behind the reform agenda and launched formal negotiations.
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| ISS Today |
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| Speaking truth to power not easy for African think tanks |
The continent's think tanks face a unique set of challenges, but this makes their role all the more crucial.
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| 2013: A year of ups and downs for the PSC |
Solomon A Dersso looks behind the stats to find out how the AU's Peace and Security Council responded to conflict last year.
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| Will social media campaigns manage to cure young-voter apathy? |
With the 2014 elections just around the corner, political parties are anxious to know whether their campaigns will pay off.
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| Events |
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| Understanding South Sudan's current crisis and options for the international community |
In considering the origins of the crisis in South Sudan, this seminar provided an overview of the main actors and options for international responses.
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| ACPST Course Report: Governance and Human Security in Africa 2014 |
This course focused on the following five key dimensions of governance: leadership and management, human rights, the rule of law, democracy and sensitivity to marginalised communities.
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| Under attack again: Who are the Somali diaspora in South Africa and why are they viewed with suspicion? |
Bringing together experts, policy makers and members of the Somali diaspora, this seminar discussed critical issues underlying xenophobia in South Africa.
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| East African Association of Prosecutors 2nd Training on Terrorism, International and Transnational Crime |
The ISS partnered with the EAAP in this training programme, which was commended for providing relationship-building opportunities and key insights.
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| Publications |
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| Peace and Security Council Report No 55 |
The in-depth analyses on Egypt and the Central African Republic in this edition give critical insight into the persistent unrest in these countries.
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| Multimedia |
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| Understanding South Sudan's current crisis |
Interview with Casie Copeland, Consulting Analyst for the International Crisis Group.
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| The African Think Tank Summit 2014 |
Victor Murinde and Frannie Leautier explain the complexities and importance of African based think tanks.
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| African Futures explained |
The African Futures Project is a collaboration between the ISS and the Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver. This video explains how the project works.
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| South Sudan crisis has a long history |
This Week in Africa episode 70: Stephanie Wolters comments on the situation in South Sudan, the nomination of a new government in CAR and the surprise new presidential candidate for the opposition in South Africa. / La semaine en Afrique episode 70: Le commentaire de Stephanie Wolters sur la situation au Soudan du Sud, le nouveau gouvernement en Centrafrique et les remous au sein de l’opposition sud-africaine.
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