Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LXII, Issue 2 (2009)
I. FRAGILE STATES – Fragile states and the international response: in pursuit of security or development?, Koen Vlassenroot and Hans Hoebeke – Failed states or failed concept?, Anna Maria Gentili […]
Africa
As a consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we are seeing a renewed Global Powers competition and an increasingly acute energy crisis. These developments have put the African continent centre stage again in international relations. Understanding how political and security developments within Africa shape the continent, as well as its position on the international scene, is a core objective of the Africa Programme.
In line with this aim, we contribute to increased knowledge and shape policy debates on, and in, Africa by organising expert seminars and providing in-depth research on: military interventions and security collaborations; the politics of elections; peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts; the political economy of mining, and the development of women, peace and the security agenda, with a particular focus on the Great Lakes and the Sahel region.
Drawing on our own expertise, as well as a wide network of national and international research institutes, public authorities, and NGOs, makes the Africa Programme a central authority on matters related to Africa on a national, regional and global level.
Publications
External publications
Climate change and security
Conference Report, CERI, Paris – 20 Jan. 2009, 26 March 2009 – Report (EN) – Rapport (FR). (Photo credit: © Center For International Forestry Research/Tim Cronin)
External publications
Influence groups and key players in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s mining sector
in Foresight 2009, December 2008. In this article, Valerie Arnould gives an overview of the main domestic actors and groups that drive policies in the DRC’s mining sector. (Photo credit: ENOUGH […]
Het lag nu tenminste niet aan België. EU-troepenmacht was geen wondermiddel geweest
Dat er geen EU-troepenmacht vertrekt naar Congo, is in meer dan één opzicht een gemiste kans, vindt HANS HOEBEKE . Maar we mogen de mogelijke impact van een EU-missie ook […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LXI, Issue 4 (2008): The European Union in international affairs
Preface, Sven Biscop – Exporting the security community? The EU and regional security cooperation in the Mediterranean, Mark Furness – Shaping the post-Soviet space? The EU, region-building and interregionalism in […]
Assessing security sector reform and its impact on the Kivu provinces
The resumption of fighting in eastern Congo in October 2008 between rebel forces loyal to dissident General Nkunda and units of the Congolese army clearly underlines the fragility of the […]