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What does 2022 have in store for Africa?
Dr Issaka SouaréA backwards glance at emblematic governance and security events in Africa in 2021 may offer a glimmer of what lies ahead for the continent in 2022. This blog shines a spotlight on some of the key situations currently unfolding there.
The transfer of weapons to fragile states through the European Peace Facility: Export control challenges
Giovanna Maletta and Eric G. BermanThe ancient Romans used to say: ‘Si vis pacem, para bellum’ (‘If you want peace, prepare for war’).
Abyei offers lessons for the region on climate-related security risks
Kheira Tarif, Emilie Broek and Katongo SeyubaWeather, weapons and wealth have all played roles in the long-running conflict between South Sudan and Sudan over the Abyei area.
Surveillance as slow violence: Experiences from young environmental activists
Karolina Eklöw and José Francisco Alvarado CóbarAs environmental activism increasingly takes place online, tactics of slow violence against activists have adapted, making use of social media and other digital tools to target often young activists. One of those methods, digital surveillance, deserves greater attention.
Arms transfers, military spending and insurgencies: What we do (and do not) know about Mozambique
Jordan SmithEarlier this year, the United States-led ‘war on terror’ gained another African front line. In March, the USA added a Mozambican group known as Ansar al-Sunnah to its list of designated foreign terrorist organizations, giving it the name ‘ISIS-Mozambique’.
Financing peacebuilding ecosystems
Dr Jannie Lilja and Dr Gary MilanteGood Peacebuilding Financing was a thematic focus of the 2021 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development. This commentary is inspired by several Forum sessions including ‘Good Peacebuilding Financing: Doing More, Doing Better‘ ‘ReNEWing the Deal’, ‘Investing in Peace, Investing in Trust: Financing Women Led Organizations’ and ‘How effective is the current peacebuilding financing architecture at building peace?’.
Systems leadership in peacebuilding
David CreelmanAhead of the 2021 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development, SIPRI is pleased to share guest blog posts from partner organizations.
Feeding peace
Dr Vongai MuruganiAhead of the 2021 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development, SIPRI is pleased to share a blog from the Food, Security and Peace Programme. Discussions centred around this topic will feature throughout the Stockholm Forum.
Start including children and their rights in the triple nexus!
Eva MoltAhead of the 2021 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development, SIPRI is pleased to share guest blog posts from partner organizations.
Shifting the paradigm: Power and responsibility
Principles for Peace SecretariatAhead of the 2021 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development, SIPRI is pleased to share guest blog posts from partner organizations.