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    Women Preventing Violent Extremism. Charting a New Course: Thought for Action Kit

    United States Institute of Peace, 2015
    This resource is intended to engage a discussion on key issues related to the role of women and preventing violent extremism. It is not for an academic audience nor is it a tool kit - it as a thought kit. This is a collection of experts’ essays and exercises, designed to help guide activists and practitioners to engage in reflection and dialogue on violent extremism.
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    Why Africa must resolve its maritime boundary disputes

    Institute for Security Studies, 2015
    African maritime boundary disputes, unless resolved in a concerted and timely manner, will imperil both the short and long-term implementation of maritime policies and strategies. African states and stakeholders must prioritise boundary dispute resolution if vital maritime economic development is to occur.
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    The Zimbabwe torture docket decision and proactive complementarity

    Institute for Security Studies, 2015
    The decision of a landmark case heard in the South African Constitutional Court means there is an obligation for states to complement the work of the International Criminal Court – extending the court’s influence in prosecuting serious crimes of international concern in states where it does not have jurisdiction under the Rome Statute.
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    Understanding insurgent margins in Kenya, Nigeria and Mali

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015
    In recent years, violent insurgency has gripped the margins of Kenya, Mali and Nigeria. Militant Islamist groups have attacked civilian populations, state security personnel and political-administrative officials, spreading insecurity across large areas and exploiting the mistrust between societies at the margins and central authorities.
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    Heat, light and power for refugees: Saving lives, reducing costs

    Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2015
    Displacement of people as a result of conflict is not a new phenomenon – but today it represents an unprecedented global challenge. The gap between the needs of growing numbers of displaced people and the resources and political will to meet their needs is widening.
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    Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)

    The Institute for Economics and Peace is a think tank dedicated to developing metrics to analyse peace and to quantify its economic value.
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    Global Terrorism Index 2015

    2015
    In 2014 the total number of deaths from terrorism increased by 80 per cent when compared to the prior year. This is the largest yearly increase in the last 15 years. Since the beginning of the 21st century, there has been over a nine-fold increase in the number of deaths from terrorism, rising from 3,329 in 2000 to 32,658 in 2014.
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    By the gun or by the bribe: Firm size, environmental governance and corruption among mining companies in Guatemala

    U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, 2015
    This U4 Issue discusses the corruption risks faced by mining companies in Guatemala, with a particular focus on the risks faced by small, “junior” mining companies primarily engaged in exploration.
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    The eternal conflict: Land, peasants, and the military in Mexico

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2015
    Land has always been an important site of struggle in Mexico, often bringing peasant movements and peasant communities into conflicts with the Mexican military. This CMI Insight focuses on the key conflict dimensions since the Mexican revolution (1910-1917) and up till today.
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    Afar Resilience Study

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2015
    This paper has been prepared in conjunction with a project for resilience building in Afar National Regional State, Ethiopia under the auspices of the Afar Region Disaster Prevention, Preparedness and Food Security Coordination Office and the Agriculture Knowledge Learning Documentation and Policy Project (AKLDP), Ethiopia which is implemented by the Feinstein International Center, Tufts Univer

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