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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, 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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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
Trafficking Illegal Ivory in East Africa
Commentary, 7 September 2015Cathy Haenlein
Organised crime, rather than terrorism, is the greatest threat to elephants and other species in East Africa. Our primary focus should be on the organised crime groups and corrupt actors known to drive the vast ivory trade across the region.
Horn of Africa, Terrorism and Conflict, Organised Crime, Terrorism, Organised Crime, AfricaPages
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, 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 Africa
Book Review: The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa: Money, War and the Business of Power
RUSI Journal, 29 September 2016Hilary Hurd
Hilary Hurd reviews The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa: Money, War and the Business of Power, by Alex de Waal.
RUSI Journal, Horn of Africa
Deadly Blast Shatters Beirut
The Threat From Far-Right Extremist Violence is Rising – How Can P/CVE Education Activities Be Part of the Strategy to Counter it?
From Japan: A View of ‘Global Britain’ and the UK Integrated Review