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Gender and Violent Extremism
Conference Reports, 7 September 2018
Martine Zeuthen and Gayatri Sahgal
In recent years, Kenya has seen an increasing interest in understanding the participation of women in violent extremist activity. This report summarises the proceedings of a research seminar jointly hosted by RUSI and the French Institute for Research in Africa that investigated women's involvement with violent extremist organisations and the gendered impact of violent extremism.
Tags: RUSI International, Horn of Africa, Tackling Extremism, STRIVE - Horn of Africa, Africa
Making Mogadishu Safe: Localisation, Policing and Sustainable Security
Whitehall Papers, 31 July 2018
Alice Hills
Tailoring approaches to local conditions has been an important aspect of community security in Mogadishu.
Tags: Horn of Africa, Tackling Extremism, Domestic Security, National Security, Terrorism, Africa
Ethiopia’s New Leader: So Far So Good, But Mountains Still to Climb
Commentary, 5 June 2018
Ann 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?
Tags: Horn of Africa, International Security Studies, Africa
Ethiopia’s Leadership: Dawn of a New Era?
Commentary, 28 March 2018
Ann M Fitz-Gerald
With his appointment as Ethiopian Prime Minister designate, can Dr Abiye Ahmed Ali bring the country together?
Tags: Horn of Africa
An Unstable Ethiopia: Wobbles in Addis Ababa
Commentary, 19 March 2018
Michael 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.
Tags: Horn of Africa
The Middle East’s Scramble for Africa: Building Bases and Instability
Commentary, 26 February 2018
Timothy Williams
The Horn of Africa is not only of interest to Western and key Asian powers, it has recently also drawn the attention of Middle Eastern countries. They have all been piling investment and military assets into the region.
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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?
Horn of Africa, International Security Studies, 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 Africa
The Middle East’s Scramble for Africa: Building Bases and Instability
Commentary, 26 February 2018Timothy Williams
The Horn of Africa is not only of interest to Western and key Asian powers, it has recently also drawn the attention of Middle Eastern countries. They have all been piling investment and military assets into the region.
Horn of Africa
Sugar Not Ivory is the Real ‘White Gold’ of Al-Shabaab
Commentary, 27 November 2015Tom Keatinge
Recent reports shed light on Al-Shabaab’s evolving financing model. While charcoal remains key, sugar smuggling is playing an increasing role. Funding from illegal ivory, a focus of much distracting debate, is noticeable only in its absence.
Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Horn of Africa, Terrorism, Global Security Issues, Terrorism, AfricaPages
Gender and Violent Extremism
Conference Reports, 7 September 2018Martine Zeuthen and Gayatri Sahgal
In recent years, Kenya has seen an increasing interest in understanding the participation of women in violent extremist activity. This report summarises the proceedings of a research seminar jointly...
RUSI International, Horn of Africa, Tackling Extremism, Conference Reports, STRIVE - Horn of Africa, Africa
Making Mogadishu Safe: Localisation, Policing and Sustainable Security
Whitehall Papers, 31 July 2018Alice Hills
Tailoring approaches to local conditions has been an important aspect of community security in Mogadishu.
Whitehall Papers, Horn of Africa, Tackling Extremism, Domestic Security, National Security, Terrorism, Africa
STRIVE: Lessons Learned
Other Publications, 28 April 2017This report introduces the lessons learned from the STRIVE Horn of Africa project based on the presentations, discussions and key recommendations outlined during a November 2016 conference in...
Horn of Africa, Tackling Extremism, Other Publications, European Union, STRIVE - Horn of Africa, Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism
Making Mogadishu Safe
RUSI Journal, 21 December 2016Alice Hills
Community-focused counterterrorism could be a valuable measure in the struggle to improve Mogadishu’s security.
RUSI Journal, Horn of Africa, Global Strategy and Commitments, Counterinsurgency, Terrorism, UK Defence, Africa
Pirates, Drugs and Navies: Why the Western Indian Ocean Needs a New Security Architecture
RUSI Journal, 30 November 2016Christian Bueger and Jan Stockbruegger
As international counter-piracy missions wind down, the region needs to develop coherent, effective and enduring structures to enhance maritime governance.
RUSI Journal, Horn of Africa, Military Sciences, International Institutions, Maritime Forces, Africa, Central and South Asia, Middle East and North AfricaPages
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...
Horn of Africa, National Security and Resilience Studies, Terrorism, Africa
Social Media and Social Problems: A Complex Link
India and Russia: Ties that Bind
In Context podcast - Episode 4: Kori Schake