Publications

This issue focuses on Africa as an emerging hotspot of the global jihadist threat. It includes articles on: 1) the cooperation between African jihadist groups; 2) the Boko Haram terrorist group’s atta...chevron_right

This brief examines India’s potential role as a “Net Security Provider”. After defining what is meant by the term, it outlines four activities my means of which India can become a net provider of secu...chevron_right

This brief looks at the security relationship between China and the EU. More specifically, it examines 1) how the security relationship between the EU and China is evolving; 2) how the two parties' in...chevron_right

This paper examines 1) the influence of a potential bias in the Western media over the role of Russia in the conflict in Ukraine and 2) what the West, Kiev and Moscow might be expected to lose or gain...chevron_right

This commentary discusses 1) the implications of the terrorist assault on the town of Arsal in eastern Lebanon in early August 2014; 2) the current political situation in the country; 3) the implicati...chevron_right

This note looks at firearm suicides and discusses their underlying causes, gender aspects and possible solutions to reduce their number.chevron_right

This brief assesses the acquisition and use of man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) by anti-Assad forces in Syria. After first providing an overview of the age, models, conditions and capabiliti...chevron_right

This journal features articles that address a wide variety of different topics on the nature of conflict, with a particular focus on islamic fundamentalism, organized crime, counterinsurgency and terr...chevron_right

This brief reviews the system of corporate governance emerging in Africa and examines whether this system has distinctive African characteristics. The author suggests that except for some particular a...chevron_right

This paper assesses Ethiopia’s participation in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and whether the country will join the regional free trade area (FTA). The authors also look a...chevron_right

Cet article offre une approche vers un processus électoral légitime qui empêcherait le risque de violence en Afrique. Afin de limiter le risque d’instabilité lié aux élections, l’article propose: 1) l...chevron_right

Will South Africa’s steadily improving relations with China continue? Not necessarily, say Chris Alden and Yu-Shan Wu. Pretoria’s commitment to democracy, the diversity of its civil society, and its economic and political aspirations in Africa might impede deeper ties in the future.chevron_right

This paper examines the Africa Peer Review Mechanism’s (APRM) examination of the state of corporate governance in Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. In general, the aut...chevron_right

Dieser Bericht diskutiert die Vorteile sowie die nötigen Bedingungen für temporäre und zirkuläre Migration in Industriestaaten. Der Autor legt anhand der Erfahrungen verschiedener Industriestaaten dar...chevron_right

This commentary examines the outcome and consequences of the 2014 parliamentary elections in Indonesia. The author contends that while the new government has raised high expectations for swift reforms...chevron_right