Buhari confirms negotiations with Niger Delta militants taking place

President Muhammadu Buhari has confirmed that his administration is talking to Niger Delta militants, via oil companies and law-enforcement agencies, to find a lasting solution to the insecurity in the region. Buhari said the government was studying the instruments of the 2009 amnesty programme inherited from the previous administration, with a view to carrying out […]

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Notes from the field: Bavaria

By Zenobia Homan (The regional train from Fürth to Würzburg) This is my view, every (other) week, when I travel down to Würzburg. A lot of the time the train is very busy, and very delayed; but I suppose, since it is summer now, many people are on holiday, and today the train is quiet. […]

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Spotlight on Humanitarian Crisis in Lake Chad

AFRICA BRIEF: This week, the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) reported that 200 people had died over the last month in Bama IDP camp in Borno state, Nigeria. Continued

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Unravelling ISIS Strategy in the West

STRATEGIC COMMENT:Following the attacks in Paris, Brussels and in the United States, the question remains what strategy, if any, ISIS is employing in the West. Continued

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One Year in Office: An Assessment of Nigeria’s Counterinsurgency Strategy Under President Buhari

STRATEGIC COMMENT: In this post, IISA briefly considers several socio-political elements that suggest that the Nigerian government needs to rethink and widen its counter-insurgency strategy. Continued

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The Potential Fallouts from the Killing of Mullah Mansour: An opportunity or strategic decision?

The killing of Mullah Mansour comes at a crucial time in Afghanistan and Pakistan.  This crucial period is characterised by factors on both the state and non-state level. On the state level,  the peace process, supported by Pakistan, China and US has stagnated,  the Afghan government remains weak and bilateral relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan […]

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The Darfur Referendum & Sudan’s Public Relations Problem

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Caucasus in Conflict, Pt. II

Due to the recent events surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, IISA has contacted experts from Armenia as well as Azerbaijan for strategic comments. Unlike in standard Western media this is a constantly recurring topic in the Caucasus, and heavily discussed on social media. N.b. The views presented do not necessarily reflect those of IISA. In Part II we […]

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Caucasus in Conflict, Pt. I

Due to the recent events surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh IISA, has contacted experts from Armenia as well as Azerbaijan for strategic comments. Unlike in standard Western media this is a constantly recurring topic in the Caucasus, and heavily discussed on social media. N.b. The views presented do not necessarily reflect those of IISA. Today in Part I […]

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Integration of Refugees: Past & Present

[pullquote align=center] An insight into the experiences of a Syrian-Lebanese refugee and their integration into Western society twenty years ago, in comparison to current ideas on integration. [/pullquote] With the refugee-integration debate reaching new heights, I have found myself trying to explain what my childhood was like to a lot of people. I went to […]

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