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Not just in transit: Drugs, the state and society in West Africa
West Africa Commission on Drugs, 2014In an increasingly interconnected world, West Africa has become an attractive destination for transnational organized crime. Drug cartels have collaborated with local partners to turn the region into a significant transit route to Europe and North America for illicit drugs produced in South America and Asia.DocumentOn a wing and a prayer? Challenges for reducing armed violence
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014Most deaths due to violence now occur outside traditional conflict settings. In these contexts, violence is complex and often hard to understand, linked to a variety of conditions, situations and trends which are deeply embedded and difficult to shift without considerable investment, contextual knowledge and risk.DocumentGetting real about an illicit ‘External Stressor’: Transnational cocaine trafficking through West Africa
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014Concerns over West Africa's increasingly prominent role as transhipment point of South American cocaine en route to Europe are mounting.DocumentIndia in Afghanistan: a rising power or a hesitant power?
2012Ever since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, India has tried to pursue a pro-active Afghanistan policy and a broad-based interaction is taking place between the two states. This is also a time when Indian capabilities - political, economic, and military - have increased markedly and India has become increasingly ambitious in defining its foreign policy agenda.DocumentThe gathering storm: Climate change, security and conflict
Environmental Justice Foundation, 2014In an urgent call to action, The Environmental Justice Foundation have published this report analysing the potential for climate change to increase conflict in vulnerable states.DocumentLand and conflict in Sierra Leone: a rapid desk-based study
Evidence on Demand, 2013This paper is a desk-based study of land rights and conflict in Sierra Leone. It reviews post-2002 academic and grey literature. It addresses land ownership and rights within Sierra Leone, as well as exploring the concept of land ownership as a source or driver of conflict. It also reviews literature on the current land tenure system, and government stated policies.DocumentLinks between climate change, conflict and governance in Africa
Institute for Security Studies, 2012Climate change has repeatedly been called a major threat to Africa. Identically, the risk of climate-induced violent and armed conflict is considered high for the continent. The current paper identifies available policy options and recommends mitigating measures to counter these perceived effects of climate change in Africa.DocumentSecond national dialogue on the Naxal problem: mapping the motivations and local support
Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2012As the present situation stands, the Maoists have always had only one objective – to capture power by armed struggle and set up what they refer to as “New Democracy”. This in mind they have between an intense to moderate presence in at least 161 districts spread over 9 states.DocumentBesides greed and grievances: natural resource characteristics and conflicts in Africa
Institute for Security Studies, 2013The relationship between natural resources and conflict is not new, yet a more holistic understanding of the relationship between natural resources and conflict requires an appreciation of the role of natural resource characteristics.DocumentZimbabwe: from global (dis)agreement to free and fair elections? Considering scenarios for Zimbabwe
Institute for Security Studies, 2010With the second anniversary of Zimbabwe’s Interim Government (IG) fast approaching, the protagonists in and observers of what has ironically become Zimbabwe’s global and persistent political disagreement are now beginning to focus their attention on the likelihood of elections taking place in 2011. While the key political players appeaPages
