Refugees and Activists clash with riot police in Calais Refugee camp
Tear gas and water cannons used in Calais migrant camp at protest Migrants and activists in Calais clash with riot police, as they demand they be allowed to travel onward to Britain. Posted by Channel 4 News on Sunday, 2 October 2016 Considered to be the worst clashes in the camp since February 2016, migrants […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/10/refugees-and-activists-clash-with-riot-police-in-calais-refugee-camp/
SITUATION ANALYSIS: Making sense of Russia’s onslaught on Syria: Rethinking geopolitics in the Middle East
Earlier this year, IISA published an Annual Strategic Brief as part of the ‘Ibn Khaldun’ paper series (http://iisa.org.uk/ibn-khaldun-paper-series/2016/06/annual-strategic-brief-2016-geopolitics-in-the-middle-east/) focusing on geopolitics in the Middle East. Our main argument was that the state of conflicts and geopolitics in the Middle East is much more complex than conventionally thought, and comprises ‘internal’ and ‘external’ struggles. Internal struggle […]
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- Annual Strategic Brief in Review
- Featured
- Situation Analysis & Special Reports
- Annual Strategic Brief
- China
- Geopolitics
- Middle East
- NATO
- Russia
- Syria
- US
Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/10/situation-analysis-making-sense-of-russias-onslaught-on-syria-rethinking-geopolitics-in-the-middle-east/
Turkey to complete Syrian Border Wall within five months
Turkey will complete the construction of a 900-km (560-mile) wall along the Syrian border within 5 months, an official at a Turkish state institution has revealed. By the end of February, the country seeks to complete the construction of a 3m (10ft) high and 2m (6.5ft) wide concrete wall made up of seven-tonne portable blocks topped with […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/09/turkey-to-complete-syrian-border-wall-within-five-months/
“DDR Theory & Practice” by IISA Senior Advisor Desmond Molloy
DDR has been widely advocated for decades as an essential component of post-conflict peacebuilding. But DDR in practice has generated more questions than answers. Does it work, contributing to post-conflict stabilization and the reintegration of former combatants? Can it work better? What constitutes success? What accounts for failure? Do potential risks outweigh the potential benefits? […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/09/ddr-theory-practice-by-iisa-senior-advisor-desmond-molloy/
UN Summit for Refugees & Migrants “just flowery language”
On the 19th September, UN member states gathered in New York to address the large movements of refugees and migrants. The primary purpose of this summit was to create a viable mechanism for sharing of refugee resettlement duties on the UN states. The summit established the New York Declaration, which calls on countries which can resettle or […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/09/un-summit-for-refugees-migrants-just-flowery-language/
AMISOM’s withdrawal: what prospects for Somalia without international support?
The AU has announced a cessation of its 22,000 strong peacekeeping mission currently operating in Somalia by the end of 2017. The decision was accelerated in August by a 20 per cent financial cut in sponsorship from the European Union, which forced the Ugandan government, AMISOM’s largest military contingent to initiate a unilateral withdrawal […]
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- Africa
- Africa Brief
- Blog
- Featured
- Situation Analysis & Special Reports
- Africa Brief
- African Union
- Counter-Terrorism
- CVE
- DDR
- EU
- Peacekeeping
- Somalia
Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/09/somalia-withdrawal/
Boko Haram leader shown alive in video
Abubakar Shekau, a leading Boko Haram figure, has appeared in a video saying he is in “good health” and denying claims by the Nigerian army that he was fatally wounded in an airstrike last month. It is not clear when the video was recorded, but the references to the airstrike and the fact that […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/09/boko-haram-leader-alive/
Number of South Sudanese Refugees has surpassed One Million
This month, the number of South Sudanese refugees has surpassed one million, according to the UNHCR. More than 185,000 people have fled after a violent strife that broke out in Juba on 8th July between supporters of President Salva Kiir and Reik Machar, the then-Vice President. Currently, South Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia are the countries […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/09/number-of-refugees-in-south-sudan-has-passed-one-million/
New Vacancies at IISA
Social Media Coordination Intern: We are looking for talented Social media coordinaton intern to create and maintain a strong online presence for our organisations. Your role is to implement online marketing strategies through social media accounts. As a Social media coordinator, you will develop original content and suggest creative ways to attract more customers and […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/09/work-with-us/
UN General Assembly Summit on Refugees and Migrants: a Possible ‘Game Changer’ for Refugee Protection policy
The UN General Assembly Summit addressing large movements of refugees and migrants will take place next Monday, 19th September, and it is set to adopt a series of key commitments to enhance protection of human rights. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees expects the Summit to be a ‘game changer‘ with potential to improve […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/09/un-general-assembly-summit-on-refugees-and-migrants-a-possible-game-changer-for-refugee-protection-policy/
