The policy brief examines the rise of ad-hoc security initiatives (ASIs) as an established type of collective security mechanism. ASIs […]
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Tag: Sahel
“The Sahel’s jihadists don’t all govern alike: context matters”, Natasja Rupesinghe and Mikael Hiberg Naghizadeh (NUPI, Norway)
The way jihadist insurgents in the Sahel governs differs between but also within groups. Jihadists do not follow strict ideological […]
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“Stability, Sustainability and Success in the Sahel: The Next Steps for the Czech Engagement”, Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň, Jan Daniel and Ondřej Ditrych (IIR, Czech Republic)
As a follow-up up to the military involvement of the Czech Republic in the region since 2013 and the consequent […]
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“Pivoting Stabilisation in the Sahel: competing visions and implementation checkpoints”, Delina Goxho (Egmont, Belgium)
EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has recently announced greater transparency from (and better conditionality with) Sahelian leaders following a […]
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“Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet Sahel”, Cedric de Coning, Florian Krampe et al (NUPI, Norway)
The Sahel region is highly exposed to climate change, but national and local factors mean that climate change will have […]
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“Enhancing the Effectiveness of the G5 Sahel Force by Strengthening Strategic Coherence and International Support”, John Karlsrud and Cedric de Coning (NUPI, Norway)
At the UN Security Council and in other forums in Africa and Europe diplomats are considering how to increase international […]
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“Reviewing Jihadist Governance in the Sahel”, Natasja Rupesinghe, Mikael Hiberg Naghizadeh and Corentin Cohen (NUPI, Norway)
The ways in which jihadist insurgents in the Sahel govern is rarely considered in the academic literature. They have often […]
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Conference: “Governance and Security in the Sahel: Tackling Mobility, Demography and Climate Change”, 12 February 2019 (IAI, Italy)
Conference: “Governance and Security in the Sahel: Tackling Mobility, Demography and Climate Change” When? 12 February 2019 Where? Rome International […]
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“Italian and Spanish approaches to external migration management in the Sahel: venues for cooperation and coherence” (Elcano, Spain; IAI, Italy)
This paper is the result of a joint project by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (Rome) and the Elcano Royal Institute, promoted by […]
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“Jamā’at Nuṣrat al-Islām wa-l-Muslimīn: a propaganda analysis of al-Qaeda’s project for the Sahel”, Sergio Altuna Galán (Elcano, Spain)
The lessons that al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has learnt after years of activity in the Sahel have crystallised […]
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