Institute for Security Studies
Africa-Europe migration deals cost lives and undercut democracy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 2nd August 2023 Leaders attending Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s 23 July Rome conference were invited less for their interest in migration and development... →
Conflict and organised crime are razing CAR’s rainforests
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 1st August 2023 Forests cover just over one third of the Central African Republic’s (CAR) territory. The forestry sector is a vital source of income and... →
Development funders must seize climate migration opportunities
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 31st July 2023 Despite contributing only 3% of historical carbon emissions, climate-related disasters cost Africa up to US$15 billion annually. The continent... →
France and the US’s possible Faustian Pact with CAR’s Touadéra
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th July 2023 Signs are emerging that France and the United States (US) are contemplating a deal with the Central African Republic’s (CAR) President... →
Lessons from Mali’s referendum for its transition process
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th July 2023 Mali’s 18 June referendum has returned a ‘yes’ vote of 96.91% to approve the new constitution, which was drafted by a commission created by decree... →
Zimbabwe heads for yet another disputed election
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th July 2023 Zimbabwe is on course for another contested election. Current conditions don’t conform with the Southern African Development Community’s election... →
Has Côte d’Ivoire found the solution to violent extremism?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th July 2023 No significant terror attacks have been reported in northern Côte d’Ivoire over the past two years, suggesting that its approach to addressing the... →
The mighty dollar is rhetorically endangered but safe, for now
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th July 2023 Brazilian President Lula da Silva attacked the global economic order at last month’s international financing summit in Paris, criticising the... →
Pretoria’s ‘get out of jail free’ card
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st July 2023 After months of speculation, a decision has finally been made – Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t attend the August Brics... →
Sanctions alone won’t shut down Libya’s illicit economies
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th July 2023 Twelve years on from Libya’s revolution, the country remains fragile. The government has limited reach, with de facto power exercised by competing... →