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These are succinct policy briefs that examine topical issues of concern to the broad policy community. As such, they typically include policy considerations which are useful to decision-makers and analysts.

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Copenhagen’s New Strategic Geography: 'Stormy weather' on raod to 2011? by Francis Kornegay , File release: 92 , March 2010 (1.8 MB)
Africa, Climate Change and Copenhagen: A Post-Mortem by Dr Lesley Masters , File release: 91 , February 2010 (1.7MB)
Moscow and Washington: ‘Unclenching the Fist’ and ‘Resetting the Button’ by Francis Ikome and Dimpho Motsamai , File release: 90 , October 2009 (545 KB)
Zimbabwe’s inclusive government: a tentative assessment by Dr Emmanuel Kisiangani , File release: 89 , August 2009 (2.950 KB)
South Africa’s South-South Dilemmas: Will a BRIC fall on IBSA? by Frances Kornegay , File release: 88 , July 2009 (171.5 KB)
After Georgia? The future of NATO-Russian relations by Lesley Masters and Dimpho Motsamai , File release: 87 , July 2009 (959 KB)
Power-sharing in Kenya: New Hopes, Old Fears by Kisiangani Emmanuel , File release: 86 , December 2008 (200.8 KB)
The G8 and the Heiligendamm Dialogue Process: Institutionalising the ‘Outreach 5’ by Lesley Masters , File release: 85 , November 2008 (257.2 KB)
'Geopolitical Tsunami': The Georgia-Russia conflict and the changing balance of forces in the Caucasus by Francis Ikome and Lesley Masters , File release: 84 , September 2008 (208 KB)
Guinea Bissau as an emerging narco state in West Africa by Dimpho Motsamai , File release: 83 , September 2008 (368 KB)
Indicting el-Bashir - The promise of justice versus the peril by Kisiangani Emmanuel , File release: 82 , September 2008 (508 KB)
Official development assistance and the war against poverty by Michele Ruiters , File release: 81 , September 2008 (193 KB)
Biofuels and sustainable development: hope on a slippery slope by Michelle Pressend , File release: 80 , August 2008 (201 KB)
Consolidating political and economic progress in Rwanda by Lyal White , File release: 79 , July 2008 (119.6KB)
The African Union’s ECOSOCC by Francis Ikome , File release: 78 , August 2008 (337.9kb)
Contested politics in Africa:the state, identity and resources by Michele Ruiters , File release: 77 , March 2008 (145KB)
The Pan-African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF): towards an African agenda by Che Ajulu and Dimpho Motsamai , File release: 76 , February 2008 (260.3KB)
Challenges to the peace process in Burundi by Che Ajulu , File release: 75 , January 2008 (191.0KB)
Unpacking the crisis in Anjouan: by Timothy Othieno , File release: 74 , November 2007 (240.1KB)
The shifting nature of peacekeeping in Africa by Timothy Othieno & Nhamo Samasuwo , File release: 73 , October 2007 (257.2 KB)
Legislated gender sensitivity: SADC's draft protocol on gender and development by Michele Ruiters , File release: 72 , August 2007 (138 KB)
Towards Unity in Africa (Part 1) by Che Ajulu , File release: 71 , May 2007 (272 KB)
Managing post-election conflict in Lesotho by Khabele Matlosa , File release: 70 , July 2007 (655KB)
UN commission deadlocks on climate change and clean energy by Michelle Pressend , File release: 69 , June 2007 (552KB)
Political change in Uganda and Kenya: problematising the Western validation of African democratic politics by Timothy Othieno , File release: 68 , June 2007 (216KB)
The branding game: the role of sport by Justin van der Merwe and Janis van der Westhuizen , File release: 67 , October 2006 (86 KB)
The ownership principle and the EU by Florent Sebban , File release: 66 , September 2006 (578 KB)
The dialectics of Arab state reform by Aslam Farouk-Alli , File release: 65 , August 2006 (595 KB)
'From below zero to zero': development in post-war Southern Sudan by Nhamo Samasuwo and Che Ajulu , File release: 64 , August 2006 (238 KB)
Heading towards the G-8 St Petersburg summit: what’s in it for Africa? by Brendan Vickers , File release: 63 , July 2006 (179 KB)
The North Korean nuclear issue by Garth Shelton , File release: 62 , June 2006 (170 KB)
Terrorism and Africa by Garth Shelton , File release: 61 , June 2006 (127 KB)
Trade-related intellectual property rights and health treatment access: a South African government response by Riaz K Tayob , File release: 60 , June 2006 (173 KB)
Co-operative management of Africa's water resources: a basis for resolving conflicts on the Nile River Basin by Timothy Othieno and Siphamandla Zondi , File release: 59 , May 2006 (133 KB)
The Cote d’Ivoire Transition: Prospects and Challenges by Francis Nguendi Ikome and Siphamandla Zondi , File release: 58 Part 1 , February 2006 (69KB)
The Cote d’Ivoire Transition: Prospects and Challenges by Francis Nguendi Ikome and Siphamandla Zondi , File release: 58 Part 2 , February 2006 (62KB)
The changing role of the Bretton Woods Institutions by Garth le Pere , File release: 57 Part 1 , February 2006 (80KB)
The changing role of the Bretton Woods Institutions by Garth le Pere , File release: 57 Part 2 , February 2006 (60 KB)
Brief analysis of the CPA by Che Ajulu, Dr Timothy Othieno and Dr Nhamo Samasuw , File release: 56 (540KB)
Technical, Tactical And Strategic Challenges Facing The South African Government In The Multilateral Trade System And In Relation To The WTO by Dot Keet , File release: 55 Part 1 , November 2005 (108KB)
Technical, Tactical And Strategic Challenges Facing The South African Government In The Multilateral Trade System And In Relation To The WTO by Dot Keet , File release: 55 Part 2 , November 2005 (134KB)
‘Democratic Tsunami’ versus ‘blowback’ : US reform policy and the calamity of power without responsibility in Middle East by Nhamo W. Samasuwo and Siphamandla W. Zondi , File release: 54 Part 1 , September 2005 (106KB)
‘Democratic Tsunami’ versus ‘blowback’ : US reform policy and the calamity of power without responsibility in Middle East by Nhamo W. Samasuwo and Siphamandla W. Zondi , File release: 54 Part 2 , September 2005 (173KB)
From Addis Ababa to New York: Africa and the challenge of negotiating the complexities of UN Reform by Francis Nguendi Ikome and Nhamo W. Samasuwo , File release: 53 Part 1 , September 2005 (105KB)
From Addis Ababa to New York: Africa and the challenge of negotiating the complexities of UN Reform by Francis Nguendi Ikome and Nhamo W. Samasuwo , File release: 53 Part 2 , September 2005 (170KB)
EVADING THE ‘RESOURCE CURSE’ IN AFRICA:Economics, Governance, and Natural Resources by Rod Alence , File release: 52 Part 1 , August 2005 (103KB)
EVADING THE ‘RESOURCE CURSE’ IN AFRICA:Economics, Governance, and Natural Resources by Rod Alence , File release: 52 Part 2 , August 2005 (147KB)
Western Sahara and the UN: a Litany of Failures and a Confluence of Possibilities by Timothy Othieno and Siphamandla Zondi , File release: 51 Part 1 , June 2005 (111KB)
Western Sahara and the UN: a Litany of Failures and a Confluence of Possibilities by Timothy Othieno and Siphamandla Zondi , File release: 51 Part 2 , June 2005 (207KB)
Unpacking the Kyoto Protocol: What happened to the Sustainable Development Goals? by Michelle Pressend , File release: 50 Part 1 , June 2005 (101KB)
Unpacking the Kyoto Protocol: What happened to the Sustainable Development Goals? by Michelle Pressend , File release: 50 Part 2 , June 2005 (173KB)
Women’s empowerment in Africa: Still mired in discriminatory laws by Christi van der Westhuizen , File release: 49 Part 2 , May 2005 (178KB)
Women’s empowerment in Africa: Still mired in discriminatory laws by Christi van der Westhuizen , File release: 49 Part 1 , May 2005 (80KB)
UN Reform: Towards a More [In] Secure World? by Francis Nguendi Ikome and Nhamo W. Samasuwo , File release: 48 Part 1 , April 2005 (90KB)
UN Reform: Towards a More [In] Secure World? by Francis Nguendi Ikome and Nhamo W. Samasuwo , File release: 48 Part 2 , April 2005 (210KB)
Somalia: A New Beginning Or a Return to Anarchy? Challenges and Prospects for the Newly ‘Elected’ Government by Timothy Othieno , File release: 47 Part 1 , April 2005 (107KB)
Somalia: A New Beginning Or a Return to Anarchy? Challenges and Prospects for the Newly ‘Elected’ Government by Timothy Othieno , File release: 47 Part 2 , April 2005 (465KB)
The World Summit on Sustainable Development: Follow-up in South Africa? by Michelle Pressend , File release: 46 Part 1 , March 2005 (83KB)
The World Summit on Sustainable Development: Follow-up in South Africa? by Michelle Pressend , File release: 46 Part 2 , March 2005 (95KB)
South Africa’s Defence Policy and an Updated Defence White Paper by Garth Shelton , File release: 45 Part 1 , March 2005 (80KB)
South Africa’s Defence Policy and an Updated Defence White Paper by Garth Shelton , File release: 45 Part 2 , March 2005 (147KB)
Conflight in the Niger Delta of Nigeria: Issues and Dynamics by Francis Nguendi Ikome , File release: 44 , January 2005 (1.4MB)
Somalia’s Elections and Clan Politics: a new opportunity or a temporary ceasefire? by Timothy Othieno , File release: 40 Part 1 , November 2004 (100KB)
Somalia’s Elections and Clan Politics: a new opportunity or a temporary ceasefire? by Timothy Othieno , File release: 40 Part 2 , November 2004 (110KB)
Africa and the changing face of the EU: Economic opportunity or threat? by Christi van der Westhuizen , File release: 39 Part 1 , October 2004 (87KB)
Africa and the changing face of the EU: Economic opportunity or threat? by Christi van der Westhuizen , File release: 39 Part 2 , October 2004 (88KB)
Gentrification, foreign land-ownership and market-led land reforms in South Africa by Nhamo Samasuwo , File release: 38 Part 1 , October 2004 (87KB)
Gentrification, foreign land-ownership and market-led land reforms in South Africa by Nhamo Samasuwo , File release: 38 Part 2 , October 2004 (106KB)
Cóte d’Ivoire: a regional quandary by Che Ajulu , File release: 37 Part 1 , September 2004 (126KB)
Cóte d’Ivoire: a regional quandary by Che Ajulu , File release: 37 Part 2 , September 2004 (104KB)
Conflict in Bukavu:The Rwandan Connection by Che Ajulu , File release: 35 Part 1 , August 2004 (88KB)
Conflict in Bukavu:The Rwandan Connection by Che Ajulu , File release: 35 Part 2 , August 2004 (48KB)
Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Programme by Garth le Pere , File release: 33 Part 2 , July 2004 (60KB)
Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Programme by Garth le Pere , File release: 33 Part 1 , July 2004 (75KB)
Haiti — the significance of the island state for Africa and the West by Shannon Field , File release: 30 , April 2004 (91Kb)
Post-Taylor Liberia: progress or regress? by Prince Mashele , File release: 29 , April 2004 (108Kb)
Reconstructing Angola by Imogen Parsons , File release: 28 , October 2003 (153Kb)
The Democratic Republic of Congo:Diagnosis of the prospects for peace by Claude Kabemba and Roger Kibasomba , File release: 27 , October 2003 (141Kb)
The SADC Mutual Defence Pact:si vis pacem, para bellum? by Anthoni van Nieuwkerk , File release: 26 Part 2 , October 2003 (51Kb)
The SADC Mutual Defence Pact:si vis pacem, para bellum? by Anthoni van Nieuwkerk , File release: 26 Part 1 , October 2003 (56Kb)
South Africa’s nuclear weapons experience – an opportunity for leadership in advancing the global arms control agenda? by Garth Shelton , File release: 25 , September 2003 (100Kb)
The Peace Process in Burundi: Successful African Intervention? by Devon Curtis , File release: 24 , September 2003 (109Kb)
Doha : Anticipating Cancun by Prince Mashele , File release: 23 , June 2003 (91Kb)
Kenya, the succession crisis and prospects for political stability in the post-Moi era by Rok Ajulu , File release: 22 Part 1 , November 2002 (71Kb)
Kenya, the Uhuru Candidacy in Moi’s Succession: what are its prospects and implications for Kenya and the region? by Rok Ajulu , File release: 22 Part 2 , November 2002 (79Kb)
Food Security in SADC by Cecilia Manyame , File release: 21 , October 2002 (70Kb)
The WTO and the post-Doha Agenda by Garth le Pere , File release: 20 , July 2002 (66Kb)
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD): A Brief Overview by Stephen Gelb , File release: 19 , June 2002 (109Kb)
The Inter-Congolese Dialogue: QuoVadis? by Sagaren Naidoo , File release: 18 , May 2002 (103Kb)
The African Union: The challenges of implementation by Rok Ajulu , File release: 17 , May 2002 (108Kb)
An overview of South Africa’s investment regime and performance by Brendan Vickers , File release: 16 , April 2002 (108Kb)
SADC - Promoting development by containing defence budgets and freezing military expenditure by Garth Shelton , File release: 15 , April 2002 (132Kb)
Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development in South Africa by Jessica Wilson , File release: 14 , December 2001 (185Kb)
The Geopolitics of Redress: Reconfiguring Africa’s Diplomacy by Francis Kornegay , File release: 13 , October 2001 (163Kb)
Zimbabwe at the Cross Roads. What next? by Rok Ajulu , File release: 12 , October 2001 (121Kb)
Whither the Middle East and the Palestinian/Israeli conflict? by John Battersby , File release: 11 , September 2001 (148Kb)
Mozambique: a success story in crisis by Chris Alden , File release: 10 , June 2001 (145Kb)
The New ACP-EU Cotonou Agreement: Its Main Features by Garth le Pere , File release: 9 , May 2001 (140Kb)
No Boundaries for wildlife : Peace Parks in southern Africa by Piers Relly , File release: 8 , March 2001 (129Kb)
Confronting Cholera : Lessons learnt from collaboration between the World Health Organisation and the South African government by Greer van Zyl , File release: 7 , March 2001 (138Kb)
The DRC Peace Process without Laurent Kabila by Sagaren Naidoo , File release: 6 , February 2001 (118Kb)
HIV/Aids in South Africa: Looking back and looking after by Tim Trengove Jones , File release: 5 , December 2000 (139Kb)
The United States Presidential Elections: implications for Africa and South Africa by Francis Kornegay , File release: 4 , October 2000 (108Kb)
The Southern African Power Pool: meeting the sub-continent’s electricity needs by Theunis Aldrich , File release: 3 , October 2000 (136Kb)
The role of war economies in understanding contemporary conflicts by Sagaren Naidoo , File release: 2 , September 2000 (148Kb)
Regionalism and a post-Lomé Convention Trade Regime by Garth le Pere , File release: 1 , August 2000 (134Kb)

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