Nigeria has a policy of de-radicalisation of former Boko Haram fighters, but overlooks the voices of soldiers who have to carry out the policy.
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For Nigeria, the arrest of two major terrorist leaders is an important strategic victory but security needs to brace for likely retaliation.
The new treaty will recognise PNG as a nation that makes its own strategic decisions, and ensure Australia is a partner that shows up and stays the course.
Rising theft is hitting retailers hard. But it’s worth considering what we’d miss if even toothpaste and instant coffee were locked up – as they have been overseas.
The US and Europe hope protections for Ukraine can end the conflict. But previous attempts have fallen flat.
Illegal mining has ravaged Ghana’s water bodies and forests.
What if airport security checks were more of a security spectacle, whose effectiveness was primarily symbolic and social?
The fragile state of Nigeria’s police contributes to the persistence of insecurity, particularly banditry, in the northern region.
Ghana stands out in west Africa as a nation that hasn’t experienced terrorist attacks. Its proactive, multi-faceted strategies offer a blueprint for neighbours.
A security specialist in the Western Indian Ocean sees how countries work together to counter the threat of a massive oil spill.
It’s a delicate balance providing presidential security while maintaining public safety and order during official engagements.
On defence, energy and trade, Europe is now forging new partnerships to become more independent.
Corruption in the Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department is more than just a betrayal of public trust, it fuels non-compliance with the law.
Experts provide insights into the various actors involved in Nigeria’s security challenge, their motivation and why efforts to rein them in haven’t quite succeeded.
Supported by UAE and the US, the self-declared autonomous Somali region has pushed back Islamists’ advances.
African leaders need to proactively address and confront an impending threat of nuclear war.
The emergency declaration in the state is likely to escalate the activities of militants and inter gang war in the area.
Nigeria needs to take full responsibility for its own security governance and counter-terrorism campaign without waiting for foreign handouts.
The rationale behind Trump’s suggestion that giving the US an economic stake in Ukraine’s future will prevent another Russian invasion is flawed.
China’s growing role in Africa presents a double-edged sword.
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Reader (Associate Professor) Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia
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Associate Researcher, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
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Research Fellow, Obafemi Awolowo University, Regional Coordinator, Institute for Security Studies
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Olabisi Onabanjo University
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Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Aston University
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Professor of Intelligence and National Security & Dean of Faculty, University of Hull
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Associate professor in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Security Risk Management Practitioner & Researcher, Royal Military College of Canada
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Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor of Security and International Relations, Royal Danish Defence College
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Professor of International Security, Adelaide University