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RUSI Newsbrief: Structuring the State: Federal Choices in Somalia
3 May 2013 by Anna RaderAs the London Conference on Somalia reconvenes, the focus remains on concerns surrounding the durability of the federal governmental structure
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RUSI Defence Systems: Sharing a Common Picture on Piracy
29 Jan 2013
A concentrated multinational presence, coupled with the exploitation of an increasingly diverse range of data, is successfully informing counter-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean and elsewhere. Daran Scarlett of Esri UK examines the advances being made and what the future holdsInternational Responses Terrorism Maritime Forces Horn of Africa Africa
A concentrated multinational presence, coupled with the exploitation of an increasingly diverse range of data, is successfully informing counter-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean and elsewhere. Daran Scarlett of Esri UK examines the advances being made and what the future holds
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Analysis: With Al-Shabaab on the Run, Kenya Moves on Kismaayo
5 Sep 2012 After nearly a year in Somalia, Kenya is preparing to commence its assault on Kismaayo, Al-Shabaab’s strategic and financial outpost, and the current front line of the concerted counter-insurgency campaign in southern Somalia. With Merca just fallen, could this prove the boon to the KDF’s expeditionary gamble?
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Analysis: When History is Not Made: The End of Somalia's Transition
21 Aug 2012 by Anna RaderThe news of Ethiopian Meles Zenawi's death may have eclipsed the inauguration of Somalia's new parliament - an event the UN has called a 'watershed moment' in Somalia's history. But with political and security challenges still unaddressed in Somalia, the end of the transition may turn out to be forgettable for other reasons too.
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RUSI Newsbrief: Countering Piracy: The Challenge of Prosecution
27 Jul 2012 With growing international success in disrupting pirate attacks, the greatest challenge now facing counter-piracy is posed by the logistics and costs involved in prosecution
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Analysis: A Fine Talking Shop: The London Conference on Somalia
23 Feb 2012 by Anna RaderInitial reflections on the high-level international conference on Somalia to agree a shared agenda on piracy, terrorism and development.
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Analysis: Eastern Africa: A Regional Stake in Counter-Insurgency
30 Jan 2012 by Anna RaderSomalia will continue to dominate the 2012 agenda for East African states as the humanitarian impact of famine and ongoing fighting pulls in regional and international actors. Now embroiled in military operations, Kenya also faces a big year for domestic politics. Other regional dynamics are tying together Uganda and South Sudan, and Kenya and Eritrea, who are all facing political challenges.
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Analysis: Tackling Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
6 Jan 2012 Lizz Pearson speaks with analyst Dominick Donald who recently wrote in the RUSI Journal analysing the piracy threat off the coast of Somalia.
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Analysis: Somalia's 2012 Agenda
3 Jan 2012 by Anna RaderSomalia has until August to complete political reform, inaugurate a new constitution and hold national elections before the end of the transitional period. It must also capitalise on the Kenyan incursion to rout Al-Shabaab and establish security in this enduring weak state, making 2012 a make-or-break year for Somalia.
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RUSI Journal: Maritime Piracy: Return of the World's Second-oldest Security Problem
9 Dec 2011 The problem of piracy has long exercised the minds of statesmen and military strategists alike. A survey of this history offers a treasure trove of tried and tested solutions
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