While the natural resource curse is typically considered an economic phenomenon, access to abundant natural resource revenues also has profound effects on governance and the politicization of the security sector. Read More
The Africa Center, with the support of the National Defence College Nigeria, U.S. Africa Command, and the U.S. State Department, hosted a weeklong Streamlining Interagency in Maritime Security Workshop in Abuja, Nigeria, on 16-20 May. Read More
Al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and Boko Haram, while all different, each display three common characteristics that aid in understanding terrorist actors in Africa. Read More
While attending APCSS courses, Fellows are required to complete a Fellows Project which may be done as a presentation, research paper, or policy brief. APCSS is now making these papers available on line with our new Alumni Perspectives publications. Read More
The 'Arab Spring' has largely not spread south of the Sahara, but Africans are now less willing to stand by and accept stolen elections, gross abuses of power, and flaunting of inequality.
By Joseph Siegle, Guest blogger / November 7, 2011 (Taken from the Christian... Read More
LILONGWE, Malawi — The concept of the responsibility to protect and retailoring conflict prevention policies to address new security challenges will be essential to effectively conduct peace support operations, ac Read More
On Friday, July 31, the Africa Center was pleased to welcome the newest class of African fellows at the National Defense University. Numbering 20 and coming from 12 countries across the continent, the fellows arrived this summer before beginning their rigorous year-long Read More
By U.S. Navy Cmdr. Eric Ager, KYIV, Ukraine – The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, in cooperation with the NATO Professional Development Program, conducted a seminar entitled “Oversight of the Security and Defense Sector” for young government leaders... Read More
More than 50 senior officials from 36 African countries attended the opening of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS)’s Senior Leaders Seminar on June 17, 2013, in Arlington, Virginia. The opening included keynote remarks by Ms. Amanda J. Read More
