Institute for Security StudiesSouth Africa
The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) is a pan-African applied policy research institute headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa, with offices in Cape Town, South Africa, Nairobi, Kenya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It seeks to mainstream human security perspectives into public policy processes and to influence decision makers within Africa and beyond.
Library Articles
2013
This paper analyses future trends for intrastate conflict in Africa up to 2050 using the International Futures (IFs) model.
After reviewing the main post-Cold War patterns of conflict and instability on the continent, the paper discusses seven key correlations associated with intrastate conflict in ...
2013
The second post-war elections in Angola, in
August 2012, have become a lens through which to observe the political changes this emerging African powerhouse will face in the coming years. President Jose Eduardo dos Santos was elected for the first time after 33 years in power, but the governing strat...
2013
This paper attempts to better understand the drivers behind the growth of organised crime in Africa by examining its evolution over time. It finds that organised crime is inextricably linked to the development and changing nature of the African state itself and has been facilitated by the increasing...
2013
Following the intervention of the Kenya Defence Forces in Somalia in October 2011 in reaction to the increase in kidnappings on the Kenyan coast, the threat of terrorism
in Kenya increased considerably. Initially the perception was that the threat originated from Somalia and that Somali nationals or...
2013
A strong Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) is needed because of the poorly regulated international transfer of conventional arms and the current absence of global standards based on human rights and international humanitarian law to control such transfers. This situation will continue to cost hundreds of thou...
2013
This paper addresses the debate on natural resources and conflict from the point that conceptualisations of the linkages between conflicts and natural resources have generally concentrated on the human aspects of the relationship. By so doing, the nature of natural resources and the influence their ...
2013
The peace and security situation in Africa continues to show both continuity and change. While civil wars or armed conflicts involving rebel groups remain rare, other forms of human security threats are increasingly affecting parts of the continent. This mixed and evolving peace and security landsca...
2012
The civil unrest in Somalia dispersed a large number of Somalis to different parts of the globe. Owing to the efforts of the international community in establishing a new government, there is a renewed sense of hope for Somalia’s reconstruction. The Somali diaspora can be one of the main contr...
2012
The aim of this paper is to highlight some of the successes and challenges of domestic and regional international criminal justice processes in Africa. That discussion might be framed as one about ‘complementarity’ in a
broad sense – the idea that states act as a complement to the Internationa...
2012
This policy brief explores the possible impact should Africa eliminate malarial infection by 2025. Between 2015 and 2050, when comparing the International Futures Base Case with a Malaria Eradication scenario (explained below), the continent could experience the following benefits: Eliminate 12 mill...
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