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LEARNING FROM THE WAR ON TERROR
A former intelligence Analyst provides insights as to how the lessons from the long fight against terrorism, including through military campaigns, could…
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What kind of influence can Africa wield at the G20?
Africa’s role in Global affairs will be one of the key challenges to address in the near future.
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CONTAINING GLOBAL RUSSIA
The four pillars of Russia’s global foreign policy are self-preservation, decompartmentalization, fragmentation, and integration.
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The Threat from Russia’s Unconventional Warfare Beyond Ukraine, 2022–24
A study from RUSI on how Russia considers both conventional and unconventional military means to be tools of national power and applies them in…
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Extreme Mortality Rate Found in Central African Republic
How can we not know the Central African Republic is in such an acute humanitarian crisis?
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African Century
A demographic transformation in Africa has the potential to alter the world order.
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How Distrust of Government by Marginalized People Fuels Conflict in Africa
Improving people’s relationships with state institutions and ensuring access to services can foster conditions for greater peace and social cohesion in…
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What Happened to Africa Rising? It’s Been Another Lost Decade
The continent’s social and political malaise are symptoms of economic distress — not the causes.
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Benghazi!: A New History of the Fiasco that Pushed America and its World to the Brink (Chorin, Ethan)
Notes from relevant books on Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Defence, Development and Humanitarian Action.
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Before the First Shots Are Fired: How America Can Win Or Lose Off The Battlefield (Zinni, Tony; Koltz, Tony)
Notes from relevant books on Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Defence, Development and Humanitarian Action.
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Stabilization Lessons from the British Empire
Did 19th-century colonizers understand something about how to establish political stability that was forgotten for state-building missions in the early…
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10 Conflicts to Watch in 2024
More leaders are pursuing their ends militarily. More believe they can get away with it.
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