Institute for Security Studies
Whose tune will an expanded Brics dance to?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th August 2023 On the face of it, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was the big winner of the 15th Brics Summit in Johannesburg last week. He evidently... →
Niger: another symptom of Africa’s weak crisis-response capacity
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 30th August 2023 Last month’s coup in Niger once again revealed Africa’s crisis of multilateralism. Political and security developments in Niger and other African... →
Brics+ and the future of the US dollar
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 28th August 2023 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and intensified United States (US)–China competition have had two important geostrategic consequences. They have blown... →
Towards a Brics Climate Club
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 25th August 2023 As the world reels from climate disasters, with little progress on climate change multilateral negotiations, it’s time for new alliances to... →
South Africa would benefit from a crime harm index
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th August 2023 Recently released police crime statistics show a 3% decline in murder for the second quarter of 2023 compared to last year. The number of murders... →
Risks of digital influence: lessons for South Africa’s 2024 election
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st August 2023 As South Africa heads for general elections in 2024 and the governing African National Congress (ANC) attempts to maintain its dominance, online... →
Thulani Maseko’s absence weakens Eswatini’s struggle for democracy
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st August 2023 Seven months after his murder, it is evident how much the absence of political activist and human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko has weakened... →
Why aren’t more African Union decisions on security implemented?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th August 2023 Africa is contending with growing threats of violent extremism, entrenched localised conflicts that intersect with organised crime, coups and... →
Burkina Faso's ambitious move to depoliticise government 
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 16th August 2023 Poor governance of public affairs has been cited as one of the reasons for Burkina Faso’s two coups last year, and the severe insecurity that has... →
Why Nigeria’s bandits are recruiting women for gunrunning
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 15th August 2023 Women are increasingly involved in banditry-linked arms trafficking in Nigeria’s north-west. Between December 2022 and February 2023, police... →
