Towards stability in Côte d’Ivoire ?
-State of the Peace Process – Dr. Karel Arnaut -The UN Mission in Côte d’Ivoire – Mr. Xavier Zeebroek -UN Sanctions & State of the Economy – Mr. Alex Vines […]
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
Amnesty, peace and reconciliation in Algeria
in Conflict, Security and Development, Vol. 7:2, 2007. Amnesties can be justified by the fragile political context in Algeria and contribute to reducing levels of violence in the country, but […]
De Democratische Republiek Congo: tussen neo-patrimonialisme en wederopbouw
Op 6 december 2006 legde Joseph Kabila in Kinshasa de eed af als nieuw gekozen president van de Democratische Republiek Congo (DRC). Dit markeerde het begin van de zg. ‘Derde […]
External publications
Europa en het Midden-Oosten: tijd voor leiderschap – naast of tegenover de Verenigde Staten
in Internationale Spectator, jg. 61, nr. 4, april 2007, pp. 218-219. (Photo credit: Pixabay)
For a ‘more active’ EU in the Middle East. Transatlantic relations and the strategic implications of Europe’s engagement with Iran, Lebanon and Israel-Palestine
The 2003 European Security Strategy (ESS), calls for the EU to be ‘more active’ in pursuing its strategic objectives. The two probably most salient examples of a ‘more active’ EU […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the evolution of ESD
in The EU’s Africa Strategy: what are the lessons of the Congo Mission, SDA Discussion Paper, Security and Defence Agenda, Brussels, 2007, pp. 34-35. (Photo credit: CIA World Facebook, Wikimedia […]