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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 holds
International 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
International Responses Terrorism Maritime Forces Horn of Africa Africa
Analysis: Responses to Sahel Terrorism: Music to Jihadist Ears
22 Jan 2013 by Professor Michael ClarkeThe attacks on Algerian gas installations and the Mali insurgency has led the UK Prime Minister to describe this as a 'generational struggle'. However, what is happening across the Sahel region is a different terrorist challenge altogether, requiring a reappraisal in strategy.
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Analysis: France in Mali: What Risk for the 'New' Hollande?
22 Jan 2013 by Cathy HaenleinAs French troops continue to engage Islamist rebels in Mali, questions are being raised over how long they will stay, and the real commitment of the president to ending France's long history of interventionism on the continent.
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RUSI Newsbrief: The ANC Mangaung Conference: A Decisive Moment for South Africa?
17 Jan 2013 The African National Congress voted in December for Ramaphosa to join President Zuma at the party’s helm, with the goal of steering it, and South Africa, through muddy waters prior to national elections in 2014.
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Analysis: France Confronts Terror Threat in Africa, Risks Attack at Home
17 Jan 2013 by Raffaello PantucciThe French assault on militant jihadists in Mali reflects a recognition in Paris that the long-brewing Islamist trouble in North Africa is something that has started to spiral out of control, and has potential to have a direct impact within France.
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RUSI Journal: 'Living on Gold Should be a Blessing; Instead it is a Curse': Mass Rape and Genocide by Attrition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
11 Dec 2012 Although primarily associated with women, the widespread use of mass rape against men, women and boys in the DRC effectively constitutes 'genocide by attrition'
Congo Africa Global Security Issues
Analysis: Crisis in Mali: Is Military Intervention Really Inevitable?
15 Nov 2012 by Valentina SoriaWith the northern part of Mali now under militant hands, regional countries are being left with no option but to provide a credible threat to intervene militarily. But will neighbouring states be able to sustain their intervention?
Africa Tackling Extremism Terrorism Sahel
RUSI Journal: Photo Essay: AMISOM
11 Oct 2012 The second part of Susan Schulman's reportage from Mogadishu focuses on AMISOM, with text by Paul D Williams (Free access)
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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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