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Published in: openSecurityOn ne peut pas ignorer le lien entre le Rwanda et les rebelles du M23Beaucoup des facteurs de conflit dans l'est de la République Démocratique du Congo se trouvent à l'intérieur de ses...
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Published in: HomeYemen’s National Dialogue: will it succeed?
Eleven months after the signature of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s [GCC] initiative and the formation of the new...
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Published in: HomeThe ongoing attack on democracy in the Maldives
If western countries are unwilling to place any pressure against a regime of questionable legitimacy, allied with a...
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Published in: HomeCLEAN IT: the secret EU surveillance plan that wasn’t
There are elements in Europe who would dearly like to see the CLEAN IT wish list put into practice (including from...
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Published in: HomeChaos in the Sahel
The wider regional Islamist threat from the GSPC/AQIM appeared to be minimal in the past (except to Mali, Niger and...
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Published in: HomeAlgerian state terrorism and atrocities in northern Mali
The Islamist ‘terrorist’ groups that have taken over control of northern Mali are not only the creations of...
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Published in: HomeAmerica's military: a far-right threat
A lax recruitment policy has allowed neo-Nazi and other extremists to enter the United States army. The violent...
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Published in: openSecurityLibya: politics before security?
Last week's attack against the US ambassador is a warning sign that large security gaps are threatening Libya's...
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Published in: openSecurityThe future of Security Sector Reform in the MENA region
Post 'Spring' Arab countries are characterized by a blurring of responsibilities between military and civilian...
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Published in: HomeThe United Arab Emirates: frontiers of the Arab Spring
The United Arab Emirates has yet to face Arab Spring street protests, as have Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and its other...
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Published in: openSecurityLackland Air Force sexual abuse: glimpse of the ‘real’ scandal of the US military
What can we learn about militarised ideas of gender from the Lackland Air Force scandal? Military inquiries focus on...
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Published in: openSecurityAnti-corruption measures in Security Sector Reform: necessary and achievable
SSR cannot be effective unless efforts are made to tackle corruption, but often this issue is felt to be too...
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Published in: openSecuritySecurity Sector Reform In Bahrain
While the Bahrain government has implemented many of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry security sector...
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Published in: openSecurityShould one expect security sector reform in Egypt?
In the stand-off between the two main political actors, control over the security sector will be a major issue at...
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Published in: HomeThe UAE: holding back the tide
As a deeply-tribal and largely homogeneous society that has also engaged heavily both in state-branding and...
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Published in: openSecurityWhat now for the Philippines' Communist insurgency?
The New People's Army has intensified its activities in the past months. Local governments should be able to...
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Published in: HomeImpunity returns to Peru
Acknowledging that the crimes committed by the Colina Group death squad were part of official state policy, Peru’s...
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Published in: HomeThe pathway to Tunisia’s constitutional future
The language of constitutional revision and civic values based on human rights has become the baseline of political...
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Published in: oDRBig Brother, little drones – protestors bewareRussia’s police are starting to use unmanned drones much more often for monitoring street protest rallies, Irina...
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Published in: HomeThe struggle for security and against terrorism in Yemen: in whose interests?
People perceive that cash and support are available for military and security costs but not for development or...
