Putin in Africa
This Africa Policy Brief analyses why Russia’s renewed Africa policy is an extension of its political ambition to build strategic control over energy networks. African leaders insist that dealing with […]
This Africa Policy Brief analyses why Russia’s renewed Africa policy is an extension of its political ambition to build strategic control over energy networks. African leaders insist that dealing with […]
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Burundi’s army has been at the center of attention in light of the country’s ongoing political crisis, particularly after Gen. Godefroid Niyombare’s coup attempt last month. But the failed coup […]
Commentaries
In this commentary, Valérie Arnould reflects on the implications of the recent changes to the electoral law in Burkina Faso for the country’s transition process. She cautions that a desire […]
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Is a fresh post-conflict state really the right candidate to receive international military training and support? Burundi is the second largest troop contributing country to the African Union’s Mission in […]
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This article attempts to answer how Burundi has become one of the main troop-contributing countries to international peacekeeping missions. To do this, it examines how the post-conflict political settlement between […]
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The Handbook of International Security and Development provides a survey of current thinking within the field of security and development. With a wide range of chapters that offer a guide […]
Roundtable with Dr Laura Davis. Peace and human rights are at the heart of EU external action, according to the treaty. The EU has extensive policy provisions for furthering peace […]
The conference will discuss political and economic processes and the power relations which surround regional responses to security dynamics in sub-Saharan Africa. The central question the conference will explore is:
Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy and most populous state, faces an unprecedented security crisis since the Boko Haram insurgency began in 2009. The Islamist militant threat has been interpreted in the […]
Closed door reflection on EU-Africa relations between experts and policy makers. (Photo credit: Pixabay)