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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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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/07/buhari-confirms-negotiations-with-niger-delta-militants-taking-place/
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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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/07/notes-from-the-field-bavaria/
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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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/06/africa-brief-20th-27th-june/
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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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/06/unravelling-isis-strategy-in-the-west/
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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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/06/one-year-in-office-an-assessment-of-nigerias-counterinsurgency-strategy-under-president-buhari/
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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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/06/the-potential-fallouts-from-the-killing-of-mullah-mansour-an-opportunity-or-strategic-decision/
The Darfur Referendum & Sudan’s Public Relations Problem
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/05/the-darfur-referendum-sudans-public-relations-problem/
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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Link https://iisa.org.uk/blog/2016/04/caucasus-in-conflict-pt-ii/
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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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/04/caucasus-in-conflict-pt-i/
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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Link https://iisa.org.uk/blog/2016/03/integration-of-refugees-past-present/
