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The Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) works to strengthen the ability of African states to identify and resolve their security problems without compromising civil-military cooperation, democratic values and human rights. To support this goal, the ACSS 1) conducts independent, Africa-centered research, 2) presents its results in open source publications and 3) pursues an active outreach program on the continent.
Established | 1999 |
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Address | Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS) National Defense University (NDU) 300 5th Avenue, Building 20 Fort McNair Washington DC 20319-5066 United States of America |
Telephone | +1 202 685 73 00 |
Fax | +1 202 685 32 10 |
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Content from this organization
Publications
Shifting Borders: Africa’s Displacement Crisis and Its Security ImplicationsAssessing Attitudes of the Next Generation of African Security Sector Professionals
The Maghreb’s Fragile Edges
From Urban Fragility to Urban Stability
Envisioning a Stable South Sudan
Criminality in Africa´s Fishing Industry: A Threat to Human Security
When Ethics Avert a Crisis: Two Cases from Africa
Governance, Accountability, and Security in Nigeria
The Anatomy of the Resource Curse: Predatory Investment in Africa's Extractive Industries
Combating Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
Lessons from Burundi’s Security Sector Reform Process
Advancing Military Professionalism in Africa
Wildlife Poaching: Africa's Surging Trafficking Threat
Creating Sustainable Peacekeeping Capability in Africa
Africa’s Information Revolution: Implications for Crime, Policing, and Citizen Security
Fragility and State-Society Relations in South Sudan
Mitigating Radicalism in Northern Nigeria
Peace Operations in Africa: Lessons Learned Since 2000
Advancing Stability and Reconciliation in Guinea-Bissau
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
Africa and the Arab Spring
Boko Haram’s Evolving Threat
Addressing Côte d’Ivoire’s Deeper Crisis
US Security Engagement in Africa
Navies versus Coast Guards: Defining the Roles of African Maritime Security Forces
Lessons Learned from Peace Operations in Africa
Misinterpreting Ethnic Conflicts in Africa
Cocaine and Instability in Africa
Africa’s Fragile States: Empowering Extremists, Exporting Terrorism
Nonstate Policing: Expanding the Scope for Tackling Africa’s Urban Violence
Democracy and the Chain of Command
Playing Ostrich: Lessons Learned from South Africa’s Response to Terrorism
Investing in Science and Technology to Meet Africa’s Maritime Security Challenges
West Africa’s Growing Terrorist Threat
Urban Fragility and Security in Africa
Optimizing Africa’s Security Force Structures
Nigeria’s Pernicious Drivers of Ethno-Religious Conflict
Sifting Through the Layers of Insecurity in the Sahel: The Case of Mauritania
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Africa: Preventing Conflict and Enhancing Stability
Africa’s Militaries: A Missing Link in Democratic Transitions
Regional Security Cooperation in the Maghreb and Sahel: Algeria’s Pivotal Ambivalence
Enhancing Civilian Protection in Peace Operations: Insights From Africa
Africa’s Evolving Infosystems: A Pathway to Security and Stability
Stress-Testing South Africa
Series
ACSS Special ReportsACSS Africa Security Briefs
ACSS Research Papers
Articles
Criminality in Africa´s Fishing Industry: A Threat to Human SecurityPreventing Genocide: Africa´s Evolving Normative and Institutional Framework
Dismantling the Arusha Accords as the Burundi Crisis Rages On
Islamist Extremism in East Africa
Governance, Accountability, and Security in Nigeria
The Evolution of African Peacekeeping