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Trouble in Tigray: Worrying Ripples from Ethiopia’s Latest Conflict
RUSI Newsbrief, 11 December 2020
Michael Jones
The unfolding conflict in Tigray could mark a dangerous inflection point for both Ethiopia and the wider region.
Tags: Terrorism and Conflict, Horn of Africa, African Union, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Africa
Assistance to Locally Appropriate Military Forces in Southern Somalia: Bypassing Mogadishu for Local Legitimacy
RUSI Journal, 8 December 2020
Colin D Robinson and Jahara Matisek
Better outcomes might be achieved by supporting local forces.
Tags: Horn of Africa, Counterinsurgency, Defence Policy, Africa
Migration Routes: Trails of Hope and Desperation in Yemen
RUSI Journal, 8 December 2020
Susan Schulman
A photo essay on the challenges faced by migrants.
Tags: Horn of Africa, The Gulf Region, Global Security Issues, Africa, Middle East and North Africa
Evaluation of STRIVE II in Kenya
News, 30 September 2020
Here you can access the independent evaluation report of the Strengthening Resilience to Violent Extremism II (STRIVE II) in Kenya programme.
Tags: Strengthening Resilience against Violent Extremism, Terrorism and Conflict, Horn of Africa, Tackling Extremism
Youth Resilience to Violent Extremism
News, 25 September 2020
This journal article provides an evaluation of the mentorship intervention in Kenya as part of the STRIVE project.
Tags: Strengthening Resilience against Violent Extremism, Terrorism and Conflict, Horn of Africa
A Mentorship Manual for Countering Violent Extremism in Kenya
Other Publications, 22 September 2020
Tina Wilchen Christensen, Matt Freear and Hadija Suleiman
Forming part of STRIVE II, this manual is intended as a practical guide for those running a mentorship programme for youth at risk of recruitment and radicalisation to violent extremism.
Tags: Strengthening Resilience against Violent Extremism, Horn of AfricaPages
Reinvigorating the Forgotten Financial Fight Against Al-Shabaab
Commentary, 8 May 2019Tom Keatinge
The lessons learned from disrupting Daesh financing must be applied to the unchecked funding of Al-Shabaab, the jihadist fundamentalist group based in East Africa.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Horn of Africa, AML/CTF, Terrorism, Africa
Sudan’s Protests: Something New?
Commentary, 24 January 2019Michael Jones
A wave of protests sweeping the country may, unlike previous crises, be quite significant.
Strengthening Resilience against Violent Extremism, Terrorism and Conflict, Horn of Africa, Sudan, Global Security Issues, National Security, Resilience, Africa
Ethiopia’s New Leader: So Far So Good, But Mountains Still to Climb
Commentary, 5 June 2018Ann Fitz-Gerald
Dr Abiye Ahmed is Ethiopia’s new head of the federal government. He has already approved a motion to lift the national state of emergency and released an Ethiopian-born British resident and passport holder. But might these positive developments be precursors to tensions that could be emerging across this ethnically diverse federal state?
International Security Studies, Horn of Africa, Africa
Ethiopia’s Leadership: Dawn of a New Era?
Commentary, 28 March 2018Ann M Fitz-Gerald
With his appointment as Ethiopian Prime Minister designate, can Dr Abiye Ahmed Ali bring the country together?
Horn of Africa
An Unstable Ethiopia: Wobbles in Addis Ababa
Commentary, 19 March 2018Michael Jones
The resignation last month of Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has shaken the assumption that the East African state is a ‘bastion of stability’ in an unstable region.
Horn of AfricaPages
Trouble in Tigray: Worrying Ripples from Ethiopia’s Latest Conflict
RUSI Newsbrief, 11 December 2020Michael Jones
The unfolding conflict in Tigray could mark a dangerous inflection point for both Ethiopia and the wider region.
Terrorism and Conflict, Horn of Africa, RUSI Newsbrief, African Union, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Africa
Migration Routes: Trails of Hope and Desperation in Yemen
RUSI Journal, 8 December 2020Susan Schulman
A photo essay on the challenges faced by migrants.
RUSI Journal, Horn of Africa, The Gulf Region, Global Security Issues, Africa, Middle East and North Africa
Assistance to Locally Appropriate Military Forces in Southern Somalia: Bypassing Mogadishu for Local Legitimacy
RUSI Journal, 8 December 2020Colin D Robinson and Jahara Matisek
Better outcomes might be achieved by supporting local forces.
RUSI Journal, Horn of Africa, Counterinsurgency, Defence Policy, Africa
A Mentorship Manual for Countering Violent Extremism in Kenya
Other Publications, 22 September 2020Tina Wilchen Christensen, Matt Freear and Hadija Suleiman
Forming part of STRIVE II, this manual is intended as a practical guide for those running a mentorship programme for youth at risk of recruitment and radicalisation to violent extremism.
Strengthening Resilience against Violent Extremism, Horn of Africa, Other Publications
The Blue Economy Bites Back: The Role of the Blue Economy in the Kenya–Somalia Maritime Dispute
RUSI Newsbrief, 22 May 2020Alexandria Reid and Michael Jones
The Blue Economy development concept has driven many states to consolidate their maritime domain. As the Kenya–Somalia maritime dispute shows, the Blue Economy has security consequences beyond...
Horn of Africa, RUSI Newsbrief, Law and EthicsPages
What role is there for media development in preventing and countering violent extremism? Observations from the STRIVE programme in Kenya
Events, 21 September 2020This webinar seeks to examine the relatively new topic of media development in relation to violent extremism, drawing on observations from a media capacity-building project that was part of a...
Strengthening Resilience against Violent Extremism, Horn of Africa
Strengthening Resilience to Violent Extremism (STRIVE II) Kenya: Project Closing Lessons Learned and Evaluation
Events, 16 September 2020This online conference examined the lessons learned from STRIVE II Kenya, the pioneering RUSI-led programme to counter violent extremism.
Strengthening Resilience against Violent Extremism, Horn of Africa
Mapping a Pandemic: East Africa and the Horn’s Conflict and Security Challenges in a Time of Pandemic
Events, 16 April 2020RUSI experts offer their assessments on the impact of Covid-19 in Africa
International Security Studies, Horn of Africa, Coronavirus, Africa
BY INVITATION ONLY: Roundtable on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism in East Africa
Events, 12 May 2017To coincide with the London Somalia Conference 2017, The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Center of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (ICEPCVE) hosts a...
Terrorism, Terrorism and Conflict, Horn of Africa, Africa
New Zealand's Indo-Pacific Recalibration
The Budding Alliance Between Lockdown Critics and the Far-Right in Germany
Getting the Partnership Right