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  Recommendations for two violence-reducing policing programs in Brazil: the Pacification Police Unit in Rio de Janeiro and the Pact for Life in Recife

  BRICS Policy Center / Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas BRICS, 2015

  Recently Latin America was once again declared the world’s most murderous continent. Rio and the Pact for Life in Recife, have achieved a vast decrease in homicide rates. The positive results of such programs are encouraging, as they show clearly that improved public safety through policing programs is possible.
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  Nigeria’s 2015 general elections: challenges and opportunities

  African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2015

  Concerns about Nigeria’s ability to hold a peaceful general election in 2015 have characterised the work of governance, peace and security sector practitioners and policymakers for some time now.
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  Strengthening rule of law responses to counter violent extremism: what role for civil society in South Asia?

  Institute of South Asian Studies, 2015

  Violence and extremism in South Asia, including potential threats posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), remain a concern for many regional and international observers. Three South Asian countries—Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India—are among those with the highest reported incidents of terrorism.
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  Preventive diplomacy and the AU Panel of the Wise in Africa’s electoral-related conflicts

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015

  In recent years a spate of electoral-related conflicts in Africa has made the quest for ‘peace’ predominate electoral processes, especially in situations that hold substantial threats to peace and stability.
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  Mapping and explaining attitudes toward political Islam among ordinary citizens in The Middle East and North Africa

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015

  This paper provides partial summaries of two interrelated works that use survey data to map and explain the views held by Middle Eastern publics about the role Islam should play in government and political affairs. The first part introduces and presents recent data from the Arab Barometer.
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  Access, Technology development and national IPR policy

  Research and Information System for Developing Countries, 2015

  The Government of India is engaged in drafting a new National IPR (Intellectual Property Right) Policy. This is the first time that the Government has undertaken such a task. So far there has been no formal policy statement encompassing all the Intellectual Property Rights, mentioned in the Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement).
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  Anticipating the South African tenure in the Chair of the G77: the context and contours

  Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2014

  South Africa has a precious opportunity to use the chairpersonship of the G77 to help transform the agency of the global south from making lofty undertakings to taking concrete measures to implement what has been agreed. It has the opportunity to strengthen the G77 secretariat by attracting more financial resources and ensuring sound and efficient management systems are in place.
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  Multilateral development cooperation: what does it mean for South Africa’s foreign policy?

  Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2013

  As South Africa looks to consolidate its approach towards international development cooperation, decision makers will be faced with new challenges in reconciling policy implementation with identified principles. In March 2013, the Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD) hosted a working roundtable focusing on multilateral development cooperation and South Africa’s foreign policy.
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  United States immigration reform: what does it mean for Africa?

  Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2013

  Immigration reform is a highly contentious topic in the United States of America (US), a country historically described as a "melting pot" of nations but now seen more as a "salad bowl" because of its diversity.
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  SADC’s 2013 review of its principles and guidelines governing democratic elections: need for civil society inputs?

  Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2013

  A highly significant but under profiled review exercise of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections (herein refereed to as the Guidelines) and the development of a SADC Elections Handbook have been underway since April 2012 and are expected to be completed no later than June 2014.

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