Series

The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) is an institution imbedded in the US Department of Defense. Its Africa Security Briefs series not only provides practical insights on the critical security challenges facing the continent, it also includes actionable recommendations on how to deal with them.

Publishers:	Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)
Publications:	The Maghreb’s Fragile Edges From Urban Fragility to Urban Stability Criminality in Africa´s Fishing Industry: A Threat to Human Security Governance, Accountability, and Security in Nigeria Combating Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea Lessons from Burundi’s Security Sector Reform Process Wildlife Poaching: Africa's Surging Trafficking Threat Creating Sustainable Peacekeeping Capability in Africa Mitigating Radicalism in Northern Nigeria Peace Operations in Africa: Lessons Learned Since 2000 The Lessons and Limits of DDR in Africa Islamic Militancy in Africa Building Africa’s Airlift Capacity Unfinished Business: A Framework for Peace in the Great Lakes Boko Haram’s Evolving Threat Addressing Côte d’Ivoire’s Deeper Crisis Regional Security Cooperation in the Maghreb and Sahel: Algeria’s Pivotal Ambivalence Africa’s Militaries: A Missing Link in Democratic Transitions Alternative Dispute Resolution in Africa: Preventing Conflict and Enhancing Stability Sifting Through the Layers of Insecurity in the Sahel: The Case of Mauritania Nigeria’s Pernicious Drivers of Ethno-Religious Conflict Optimizing Africa’s Security Force Structures Urban Fragility and Security in Africa West Africa’s Growing Terrorist Threat Investing in Science and Technology to Meet Africa’s Maritime Security Challenges Playing Ostrich: Lessons Learned from South Africa’s Response to Terrorism Democracy and the Chain of Command Nonstate Policing: Expanding the Scope for Tackling Africa’s Urban Violence Africa’s Fragile States: Empowering Extremists, Exporting Terrorism Cocaine and Instability in Africa Misinterpreting Ethnic Conflicts in Africa Lessons Learned from Peace Operations in Africa Navies versus Coast Guards: Defining the Roles of African Maritime Security Forces US Security Engagement in Africa

Publishers:

Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)

Publications:

The Maghreb’s Fragile Edges
From Urban Fragility to Urban Stability
Criminality in Africa´s Fishing Industry: A Threat to Human Security
Governance, Accountability, and Security in Nigeria
Combating Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
Lessons from Burundi’s Security Sector Reform Process
Wildlife Poaching: Africa's Surging Trafficking Threat
Creating Sustainable Peacekeeping Capability in Africa
Mitigating Radicalism in Northern Nigeria
Peace Operations in Africa: Lessons Learned Since 2000
The Lessons and Limits of DDR in Africa
Islamic Militancy in Africa
Building Africa’s Airlift Capacity
Unfinished Business: A Framework for Peace in the Great Lakes
Boko Haram’s Evolving Threat
Addressing Côte d’Ivoire’s Deeper Crisis
Regional Security Cooperation in the Maghreb and Sahel: Algeria’s Pivotal Ambivalence
Africa’s Militaries: A Missing Link in Democratic Transitions
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Africa: Preventing Conflict and Enhancing Stability
Sifting Through the Layers of Insecurity in the Sahel: The Case of Mauritania
Nigeria’s Pernicious Drivers of Ethno-Religious Conflict
Optimizing Africa’s Security Force Structures
Urban Fragility and Security in Africa
West Africa’s Growing Terrorist Threat
Investing in Science and Technology to Meet Africa’s Maritime Security Challenges
Playing Ostrich: Lessons Learned from South Africa’s Response to Terrorism
Democracy and the Chain of Command
Nonstate Policing: Expanding the Scope for Tackling Africa’s Urban Violence
Africa’s Fragile States: Empowering Extremists, Exporting Terrorism
Cocaine and Instability in Africa
Misinterpreting Ethnic Conflicts in Africa
Lessons Learned from Peace Operations in Africa
Navies versus Coast Guards: Defining the Roles of African Maritime Security Forces
US Security Engagement in Africa