Institute for Security Studies
Rethinking the AU's Somalia peace mission after US funding cuts
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies Updated 5 hours ago Ending the military-heavy AUSSOM gives the AU space to develop a political mission focused on long-term stabilisation. After nearly 20 years of... →
International criminal justice needs more than solidarity to survive
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies Updated 5 hours ago As the onslaught against the International Criminal Court continues, champions of justice must back global accountability through action. On 17... →
Fragmented security allows terrorists’ cross-mobility across Lake Chad and Sahel
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th July 2026 As Islamic State affiliates extend their reach, states must find ways to share intelligence and cooperate, despite political fractures. Islamic... →
SA’s anti-immigration movement raises the stakes on social media
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th July 2026 Vigilante videos, AI-generated content and Mandela-linked framing are fuelling millions of mentions and xenophobic sentiment. With weekly... →
South Africa needs smarter visas, not just harder borders
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd July 2026 A visa regime acknowledging the inevitability of some migration between neighbouring countries could affordably reduce irregular migration. Most... →
Unregistered small vessels: the hidden threat sailing East Africa’s coast
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 22nd July 2026 From drugs to arms to poaching, unmarked boats sustain a criminal economy threatening coastal livelihoods and security. In October 2025, a major... →
Ethiopia’s National Dialogue could give transitional justice new momentum
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th July 2026 A year-long pause should end in stronger political backing, renewed legitimacy and broader ownership of transitional justice. Ethiopia’s National... →
Central Africa’s shifting alliances between armies and armed groups
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th July 2026 State security forces, militias and vigilante groups increasingly overlap, making insecurity more profitable and conflict harder to resolve. Across... →
US immigration regime undoes FIFA World Cup’s promise of universality
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th July 2026 By blocking many Africans from participating and attending, the US has made a mockery of FIFA’s apparent commitment to universal access. The 2026... →
J’activists: the hybrid nature of conflict journalism in Sudan’s ‘silent war’
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th July 2026 Sudan’s ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces, increasingly viewed as a proxy war driven by competing... →
