Institute for Security Studies
AU ‘Year of Reparations’ should look to the future and the past
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th February 2025 Reparations aim to repair relationships and prevent violence – a forward-looking approach could foster a more just global order. The African... →
US Paris climate agreement exit will hit Africa hard
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 27th February 2025 This week’s G20 finance meeting must galvanise a global climate agenda to mitigate the grave impact of the US withdrawal. On his first day in... →
ECOWAS is still pivotal to steadying The Gambia’s transition
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 26th February 2025 Divisions over the latest draft constitution, which extends executive power and term limits, necessitate ECOWAS’ involvement. Eight years ago, the... →
Turning Africa’s legal advantages into benefits for climate refugees
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 24th February 2025 On paper, Africa is ahead of the world on climate-linked migration, but needs support to implement its progressive frameworks. The number of people... →
How will Africa adapt to a disappearing ‘West’?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st February 2025 As Trump drives a wedge between US-Europe relations, Africa should cleave closer to reliable friends and safeguard multilateralism. The widening... →
Traffic cop corruption tarnishes all policing in South Africa
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 21st February 2025 Anti-corruption measures targeting traffic police, not just SAPS, are vital to improve safety in SA’s major cities. One of the biggest challenges... →
Funding for Somalia’s new AU peace mission hangs in the balance
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 20th February 2025 With delays in activating a new UN-AU cost-sharing mechanism, both organisations must now re-double their efforts to secure funds. A new African... →
Maritime issues should top Somalia’s UN Security Council agenda
18th February 2025 Somalia’s two-year council term is a chance to leverage its strategic position at the crossroads of international maritime trade. For the first... →
All bets are off between Washington and Pretoria
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 17th February 2025 Bilateral relations are now in uncharted territory, necessitating a radical rethink by South Africa of its US foreign policy. Now that United... →
Is Trump giving US companies the green light on bribery?
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 14th February 2025 Trump’s suspension of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act turns back the clock 50 years on global anti-corruption efforts. United States (US)... →
