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What Role for External Security Partnerships in Coastal West African States?
In the face of a growing threat of jihadism from the Sahel, this brief investigates how Ghana, Benin, and Togo respond, diversifying security ties beyond traditional allies. Amidst expanding networks and complex regional arrangements, this brief calls for an integrated security cooperation and urges coherence in countering the jihadist threat in the Sahel.
Megatrends Policy Brief 25, 14.03.2024, 10 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2024MTA-PB25
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Women in Peace Talks: Lessons Learned from Mali
The integration of women leaders into Mali’s peace process between 2020 and 2022 was superficial, belated, and steeped in controversy. But it was a rare case in which women war-makers and mediators could influence high-level peace talks. Today, the Malian experience yields important lessons for mediators and policymakers.
Megatrends Policy Brief 23, 22.02.2024, 6 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2024MTA-PB23
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Arming Civilians in Burkina Faso
Since 2016, jihadists affiliated with JNIM and ISGS have spread across Burkina Faso, offering resources and protection to marginalized areas while expelling state officials. This has fueled violence, reignited communal rivalries, and routinised armed mobilizations, as the use of weapons increasingly became a commonplace social practice.
Megatrends Policy Brief 22, 21.02.2024, 10 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2024MTA-PB22
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Background and Consequences of the Military Coup in Niger
Niger was considered the last anchor of stability in the Sahel until 26 July 2023. Then the Western-trained army seized power - and has the support of much of the population. Tensions over the security crisis and the government's lack of legitimacy facilitated the coup and contributed to its success.
Megatrends Policy Brief 20, 20.12.2023, 9 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2023MTA-PB20
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Chad Navigates Multipolar Disorder
Deby is seizing the multipolar disorder as an opportunity to consolidate his power. By capitalizing on Chad's status as one of the region’s last remaining partners of Western states, Deby has relied on French military presence as the ultimate deterrent against his overthrow by force. However, cooperation with the UAE in channelling military assistance to the RSF in Sudan, poses serious domestic and external risks.
Megatrends Policy Brief 19, 11.12.2023, 7 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2023MTA-PB19
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UN Peacekeeping in Africa: The End of a Cycle?
The effectiveness of UN peacekeeping in Africa is increasingly being questioned and its legitimacy put to the test. Complex warfare, unrealistic mandates and geopolitical rivalries are hampering progress. Can the UN and AU pave the way for a new era of peacekeeping?
Megatrends Working Paper 2023 07, 14.08.2023, 13 Pagesdoi:10.18449/2023MTA-WP07
