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Publicación created on 03/11/2024 - 11:56 by in NESA
In the years 2021–2022, Africa witnessed a significant rise in military coups and attempts with six successful coups and two failed attempts. This surge in unconstitutional changes of government (UCG) deviated from the previous decade’s trends and underscores the need to better understand the... Read more...
Anuncio created on 03/01/2024 - 23:00 by in NESA
Read our latest report that highlights recent NESA Region cyber trends, programs & events, faculty & staff engagements, alumni contributions, and upcoming events. Click the link below to view the report.
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Publicación created on 11/27/2023 - 11:13 by in NESA
The ENACT Africa Organised Crime Index 2023 highlights longitudinal data trends and resilience to organised crime across the continent.
The ENACT Index is a tool that measures and assesses levels of organised crime on the continent. It ranks the 54 countries on the continent according to their... Read more...
Publicación created on 10/06/2023 - 14:26 by in NESA
On 4 October 2023, the NESA Center for Strategic Studies published NESA Center alum Moha Ennaji's Op-Ed "Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Africa."
"In his address at the climate change summit in Nairobi, António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, stated that... Read more...
Noticias created on 10/06/2023 - 13:30 by in NESA
On 4 October 2023, NESA Center Professor Anne Moisan and Academic Specialist Fahad Malaikah conducted the “Transnational Threats: A Look at Shared Illicit Activities – Illegal Mining, Cultural Smuggling, and Wildlife Crime” online roundtable, the last in the series of in-person and online... Read more...
Publicación created on 04/10/2023 - 15:06 by in NESA
On 03 April 2023, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) released the report "Lowering the Cost of Borrowing in Africa – The Role of Sovereign Credit Ratings."
"The role of credit rating agencies is critical in determining sovereign creditworthiness and, consequently, the cost of debt for... Read more...
Publicación created on 03/20/2023 - 10:53 by in NESA
On 16 Mar 2023, U.S. Marine Corps General Michael Langley, Commander, U.S. Africa Command delivered the 2023 Posture Statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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Publicación created on 03/20/2023 - 10:33 by in NESA
Overview:
Türkiye has quite a unique position in many perspectives e.g., geographically, geopolitically and geoeconomically. It lies at the intersection of Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia (and Africa) with ties to all of them; it has a land connection to the CENTCOM AOR, and it controls... Read more...
Publicación created on 01/10/2023 - 10:18 by in NESA
The Mantraya Annual Report 2022-23 was released on 09 January 2023. The report is an annual compilation of Mantraya’s policy briefs, analyses, occasional papers, and voices from the South Asia region.
Mantraya is an independent research forum that seeks to make constructive contributions... Read more...
Publicación created on 12/06/2022 - 12:16 by in NESA
The recently published report, "The Downsides of Digital Revolution: Confronting Africa’s Evolving Cyber Threats," examines four kinds of cyber-enabled threats: organized crime, critical infrastructure sabotage, espionage/surveillance and armed conflict innovation.
The report was sponsored by...... Read more...
Publicación created on 11/18/2022 - 13:10 by in NESA
NESA Center alumnus Moha Ennaji recently published an Op-Ed in Project Syndicate titled "Transforming Higher Education in Africa."
"The COVID-19 pandemic has had a particularly devastating effect on African universities, revealing vast inequalities and a lack of technological capacity. Fixing...... Read more...
Publicación created on 10/25/2022 - 13:11 by in NESA
In August 2022, the NESA Center distributed a survey to its alumni network with a range of questions formulated around U.S. policy towards the Indo-Pacific and how that impacts the countries of the NESA region. The survey also sought to measure attitudes about Chinese engagement in the Indo-Pacific... Read more...
Noticias created on 08/25/2022 - 10:53 by in NESA
From 25 July to 5 August 2022, the Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies conducted an Executive Seminar that focused on how the security sector is informed by technological advances. The event’s topics included Autonomous/Unmanned Systems, Space, Cybersecurity, Artificial...... Read more...