Series

The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) is a regional research institute operating across sub-Saharan Africa. It is guided by a broad approach to security reflective of the changing nature and origin of threats to human development. The ISS Policy Briefs provide policymakers with concise and informed analyses as well as useful recommendations.

Publishers: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
Publications: Preventing Violence: Lessons about After-school Programming
How Viable is Dialogue with al-Shabaab and Boko Haram?
What Will it Take to Prevent Interpersonal Violence in South Africa?
Sustaining Peace in Practice: Liberia and Sierra Leone
African Futures: Key Trends to 2035
Effective Maritime Domain Awareness in the Western Indian Ocean
Conflict Prevention: What´s in it for the AU?
Key to the Horn: Ethiopoa´s Prospects to 2030
From Rhetoric to Action: Delivering for Young Women in Africa
Beyond Rhetoric: Engaging Africa´s Youth in Democratic Governance
Reviving the AU´s Maritime Strategy
Money Talks: A Key Reason Youths Join Boko Haram
Boko Haram and Violent Extremism: Perspectives from Peacebuilders
Preventing Violent Extremism: South Africa´s Place in the World
Is South Africa a Norm Entrepreneur in Africa?
Towards Effective Implementation of UN-imposed Arms Embargoes in Africa
The Khartoum Process: A Sustainable Response to Human Smuggling and Trafficking?
More than a Chip Off the Old Block
The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation: Relevance to African states
Witness Protection
Mali´s Young ´Jihadists´
Fractured Peacebuilding in the Central African Republic: Lessons for African Union Engagement
Compliance Through Pain: Electric Shock Equipment in South African Prisons
Rainbow at Risk: Improving South Africa’s prospects
Tools of Torture? Use of Electric Shock Equipment among African Police
Manufacturing Torture? South Africa’s Trade in Electric Shock Equipment
Why Africa Must Resolve its Maritime Boundary Disputes
Enhancing Maritime Domain Awareness in Africa
Happily Ever after: How UN Member States Can Ensure Sustainable Peace
Positive Parenting in South Africa
Sahel Strategies: Why Coordination is Imperative
Good Talk, Not Enough Action
Voter Information in Kenya’s 2013 Election: News Media, Political Discussion and Party Campaigns
The 2013 General Elections in Kenya: The Integrity of the Electoral Process
The AU’s Cybercrime Response
Educating Cape 2040: Building Blocks of Future Prosperity
Rape and Other Forms of Sexual Violence in South Africa
Domestic Violence in South Africa
SADC 2014 – 2015: Are South Africa and Zimbabwe Shaping the Organisation?
Building the Capacity of the Malian Police
Confronting Crime Networks in Dakar
Political Killings in South Africa
The Islamic State
Elections in Mozambique
On the Margins: The City of Cape Town and Organized Crime
Reforming the SPLM: A Requisite for Peace and Nation Building
The South African 2014 National and Provincial Elections
Voter Participation in the South African Elections of 2014
Towards an Assessment of Organised Crime Networks as Parallel Sovereignties
Mapping Crime Networks in Southern Africa
Using Social Network Analysis to Profile Organised Crime
The 2014 South African Defence Review
Engaging the Private Sector in Africa's Peaceful Development
Analysing South Africa's 2014 Election Results
Forecasting South African Election Results
Africa’s Engagement with the International Nuclear Security Framework
Cybercrime: A Complex Problem Requiring a Multi-Faceted Response
Renamo’s War Talk and Mozambique’s Peace Prospects
South Africa and South Sudan: Lessons for Post-Conflict Development and Peacebuilding Partnerships
Burundi: Missed Opportunities for South African Post-conflict Development and Peacebuilding?
SA’s Post-Conflict Development and Peacebuilding Experiences in the DRC
Transnational Organised Crime: The Stepchild of Crime-Combating Priorities
The End of Impunity?
The Geneva Conventions and South African Law
A Standardised Police Roster System is Critical for the African Standby Force
Towards Delivering Credible Polls in Zimbabwe
To Infinity and Beyond
Check Your Blind Spot: Confronting Criminal Spoilers in the Sahel
Priorities for African States Negotiating for an Arms Trade Treaty
Potential Paths of Human Development in the Western Cape to 2040
Leadership Required: Drug Trafficking and the Crisis of Statehood in West Africa
Addressing the 'Conflict Minerals' Crisis in the Great Lakes Region
A Stitch in Time Would Have Saved Nine
Cultivating The Future: Exploring the Potential and Impact of a Green Revolution in Africa
Draft South African Defence Review 2012
Implementing Financial Disclosure in Local Government
Implementing Financial Disclosure in Local Government
The Green Climate Fund and the Role of the World Bank
Sources of Finance in the International Climate Change Regime
Stalled UN Security Council Reform
Implementing Financial Disclosure in Local Government: Public Access to Information
Implementing Financial Disclosure in Local Government: Content, Scope and Standardisation
Towards Just and Effective Climate Finance
The Adaptation Fund, Clean Development Mechanism and Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Fund
The Governance of Climate Finance in Africa, Asia and Latin America: Some Critical Reflections
Guinée: Les défis du nouveau président élu
Guinea: The Main Challenges of the New President
Zimbabwe: From a Global (Dis)agreement to Free and Fair Elections?
Somalia: the Intervention Dilemma
Burundi: Elections Without Competition and No Peace Without Participation
The Growth of Marine Fisheries Ecolabelling in Southern and Eastern Africa
Access to Justice in Africa
A Place for Tradition in an Effective Criminal Justice System
Addressing the Challenges of Law Enforcement in Africa
Judicial Systems in Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Zambia
Prosecution in Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Zambia
Entre tradition et modernité
Renforcer les droits des mineurs en conflit avec la loi
Réforme de la justice criminelle au Bénin et au Mali
Improving Africa's Prisons
Failing Young Offenders
The Theory and Practice of Criminal Justice in Africa
The Criminal Justice System in Zambia
Criminal Justice System in Sierra Leone
Pleins projecteurs sur le crime et la justice criminelle au Mali
Reforme du systeme de justice criminel au Benin
Intelligence and Accountability in Africa
Security Sector Reform in Zimbabwe
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