Why local dynamics of conflict are never only local
Land issues are an example of the larger argument about conflict layers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There is need, however, to understand local as well as supra-local levels […]
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The European Council and defence: the state of our ambition
Does Europe still have an ambition in defence beyond that of its academics, i.e. to write papers about it? When the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, put […]
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A bipolar alliance for a multipolar world
This volume brings together leading scholars from both sides of the Atlantic to examine the significance of 9/11 for the transformation of the Atlantic Alliance over the last decade. Blending […]
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The shaping and un-shaping of public authority in eastern DR Congo
Paper presented at Oxford Central Africa Forum Lecture Series, Nuffield College, Oxford, 22 Nov. 2013. (Photo credit: DFID UK, Flickr)
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Digging deeper: the politics of ‘conflict minerals’ in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
But the dominant understanding of the reasons behind Congo’s war is not without critique. Different experts have raised their concerns about the too narrow scope on conflict dynamics in the […]
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Comprendre les groupes armés: le cas du Raia Mutomboki
Paper presented at the conference ‘Projet Usalama : Comprendre les groupes armés congolais, Conclusions de recherche et considérations d’ordre politique’, RRSSJ, RVI & Cego, Hotel Sultani, Kinshasa, 4 Nov. 2013. […]