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  India's intelligence agencies: in need of reform and oversight

  Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, 2015

  The national security threats that India confronts today are much more diverse and complex than ever before. These threats range from nuclear-armed adversaries like China and Pakistan, to Maoists, and militancy and terrorism arising from within its borders and beyond.
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  South and Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean-South Atlantic nexus: strategic and blue economy dimensions

  Institute for Global Dialogue, South Africa, 2015

  This policy brief summarises and updates the outcome of the very first symposium devoted to exploring Indian Ocean-South Atlantic sea lanes of convergence around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope.
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  Security and governance in the Great Lakes Region

  Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2015

  The Great Lakes region – focusing largely around Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and Uganda – is central not only to Africa’s geography but also to continental security and governance.
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  On the primacy of weak public service provision in rural Africa: Malians redefine ‘state breakdown’ amidst 2012 political crisis

  Afrobarometer, 2015

  In 2012, Mali faced a dual state breakdown disrupting nearly 20 years of democratization – a coup and a secessionist insurgency. This paper provides the perspectives of rural Malians living on the border of state- and rebel-controlled territory. The main finding is that villagers defined “the crisis” as one of unmet need for public services and infrastructure.
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  Preserving the African elephant for future generations

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2015

  African elephants face an escalating poaching crisis due to an explosion in demand for ivory, mostly in China. Over 100 000 elephants were killed illegally between 2010 and 2012. This paper synthesises the relevant economic literature on elephant conservation, which informs the construction of a game theoretic model. The model is designed to
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  Politics, political settlements and social change in post-colonial Rwanda

  Effective States and Inclusive Development Research Centre, 2013

  This paper explores key aspects of Rwanda’s political evolution from independence to-date. The paper examines the different political coalitions that have ruled the country since independence, their impact on political stability and their role in catalysing the cycles of turmoil with which it is associated.
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  The nexus of oil, conflict, and climate change vulnerability of pastoral communities in Northwest Kenya

  Copernicus Publications, 2015

  This paper focuses on pastoralism in the country of Turkana in northwest Kenya.
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  Humanitarian trends and challenges for the Pacific region

  Overseas Development Institute, 2015

  This briefing report sets out the current humanitarian challenges and trends for the Pacific region in the post-2015 era.
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  Changed regimes, changed priorities? Economic and social policies after the 2011 elections in Tunisia and Egypt

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015

  Even though systematic, detailed, and methodologically sound explanations of the events commonly referred to as the Arab spring will take time to be completed, it is fair to assume that large-scale popular protests and the subsequent transformation of political regimes were  prompted by a combination of socio-economic and political factors.
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  The impact of Arab Spring on hiring and separation rates in the Tunisian labor market

  Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015

  The Arab Spring rocked Tunisia in 2011 and not only does it symbolise the power of ordinary people, but it also shed light on the structural economic problems afflicting the region.

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