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    African counter-terrorism legal frameworks a decade after 2001

    Institute for Security Studies, 2011
    Ratification of the many counter-terrorism conventions and protocols is the cornerstone of global efforts against terrorism. Africa’s generally low rates of ratification can be explained by political and capacity related factors, including that states do not see counter-terrorism as a sufficient priority and resist the manner in which the agenda is presented.
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    Understanding religious radicalization: issues, threats and early warnings in Kashmir Valley

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2010
    Kashmir Valley has often been celebrated as one of the living ideals of syncretic traditions, where various religious beliefs have peacefully co-existed and flourished alongside for centuries. However, the region is being infected now by religious radicalisation, which has local, regional and international political dimensions.
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    Interregional challenges of Islamic extremist movements in North Africa

    Institute for Security Studies, 2011
    For a long time the region of North Africa enjoyed what seemed like political stability. The reality behind this false image has been unveiled lately by the events that have taken place in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. A closer look at these uprisings shows that they have been simmering for a very long time.
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    Somalia: the intervention dilemma

    Institute for Security Studies, 2010
    On 23 July 2010, the eve of the African Union’s Summit in Kampala, AU Commission chairperson Jean Ping announced that he had asked countries, including South Africa, Angola, Nigeria, Ghana and Guinea, to send troops to Somalia to boost the under-strength African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), currently comprising Ugandan and Burundian forces.
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    From market for force to market for peace: Private military and security companies in peacekeeping operations

    Institute for Security Studies, 2011
    Should private military and security companies be involved in peacekeeping in Africa’s war-torn regions? As private companies, their vested interests may not coincide with those of the countries or organisations that employ them. Yet, given the failure of so many peacekeeping efforts in Africa, might these companies not be used effectively by UN and other peacekeeping forces?
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    Guinea: the main challenges of the new president

    Institute for Security Studies, 2011
    On 27 June 2010, Guineans went to the polls to elect one of 24 aspirants to the presidency. The Guinean Constitution (Article 32) requires a candidate to have gained an absolute majority in order to be elected president. None of the aspirants garnered the required percentage of votes in the first round.
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    Progress towards securing Africa's nuclear resources

    Institute for Security Studies, 2012
    This publication is the result of research on the current status of nuclear security in Africa undertaken by the ‘Africa`s Development and the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction Project` at the Institute for Security Studies, with support from the British High Commission in South Africa.
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    Draft South African defence review 2012: the dichotomy between ambition and reality

    Institute for Security Studies, 2012
    This policy brief provides an analysis of the draft South African Defence Review 2012 released for public comment on 12 April 2012.
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    Rajouri and Poonch: identifying early warning signals and addressing new challenges

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2010
    The twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch fall in the Pir Panchal belt of Jammu province (India). The region is an important mountainous range which separates the valley of Kashmir from Jammu province.
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    Understanding the transformation: issues, threats and early warnings in Ladakh

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2010
    Buddhists populace in Ladakh have raised voices of dissent against successive governments of the state in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) from time to time and sought direct central administration.

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