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    Check your blind spot: confronting criminal spoilers in the Sahel

    Institute for Security Studies, 2013
    Western governments focus heavily on the presence of Islamist extremists in the Sahel and have provided technical assistance in an attempt to strengthen the capacity of the security sectors and justice systems in the countries of the region to hold them back.
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    Myanmar's national reconciliation: an audit of insurgencies and ceasefires

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2013
    Myanmar's positive transformation in the past year in the political, administrative as well as legal realm has made the country a sought after destination. Even then, the country is miles away from durable peace. A number of ceasefire agreements with the ethnic armed insurgencies notwithstanding, peace remains tenuous.
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    Sri Lanka- the 13th amendment

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2013
    This compilation consists of commentaries by Indian and Sri Lankan analysts on the issue of the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution and its implications on India ‐Sri Lanka relations.
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    Triumph of democracy- Bhutan elections 2013

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2013
    Five years ago, the first democratic elections in Bhutan and the promulgation of the country’s constitution marked the beginning of a new era for the Bhutanese people and a crowning achievement for King Jigme Singye Wangchuck’s bold and yet provident vision for the nation.
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    Peace audit: Nepal

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2013
    This Peace Audit reviews Nepal’s progress after signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) in 2006.
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    Countering terrorism: role of intelligence and investigative agencies

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2010
    Intelligence agencies provide the most sensitive protective security shield for a country, but do intelligence and investigation agencies share vital information pertaining to national security?
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    Fighting corruption: how serious is India?

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2010
    The UN had found that corruption was the chief reason why the poor nations continued to remain in poverty. This essay reviews the anti-corruption trend in India.
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    Unchecked executive powers: lessons in effective government design

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    Without checks and balances, the executive branch of government will inevitably dominate governance structures. This tendency has been particularly pronounced in Africa, in part because countries inherited the structures of the colonialists and then proceeded to adapt them to the norms and needs of their own cultures without ensuring effective restraints on power along the way.
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    Lessons from citizen activism in Uganda: saving Mabira forest

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    In August 2006, the Ugandan Cabinet proposed to give away 7,100 of the 30,000 hectares of Mabira forest to the Mehta group of companies – producers of sugar – to expand their sugar plantation acreage. This free land offer was expected to boost sugar production and increase government tax revenue and foreign exchange from exports.
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    Preventing corruption in African procurement

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    Corruption in public procurement is the chief cause of poverty in Africa. It is fostered by poor governance and weak legislation. According to reputable surveys, it may be costing the continent up to $148-billion a year. Yet it can be countered if there is the will and skill to do so.

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