Controlling Migration in southern Europe (Part 1): Fencing Strategies (ARI)
Reducing irregular migration cannot be achieved by tougher border controls only, as shown by the experiences of Italy, Spain and Greece.
Challenges and opportunities in the neighbourhood
Narco-belligerents Across the Globe: Lessons from Colombia for Afghanistan?
With the great increases in insecurity in Afghanistan and the overwhelming sense that the counter-insurgency in Afghanistan is not being won, analysts and policymakers are looking for analogies to understand the conflict’s dynamics and devise counter-measures.
The US, the Mediterranean and Transatlantic Strategies (ARI)
Cooperation in the Mediterranean is likely to be a key test for the quality of US-EU partnership over the next few years.
Taxation, Governance and Resource Mobilisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Survey of Key Issues
The purpose of this paper is to present some key theoretical and policy debates concerning the relationships between taxation, aid, governance and political organisation in the political economy of development in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Impact of the Global Recession on South Africa (ARI)
This paper examines the impact of the global economic recession on South Africa’s economy and society, the ways in which the country’s government has chosen to respond to that crisis, and its likely social and political fall-out.
Turkey’s Rise as a Regional Power and its Role in the European Neighbourhood (ARI)
Turkey has a growing strategic role in its overlapping neighbourhood with the EU.
The Beginnings of Accountability?: South Africa’s Fourth Election and its Implications for Governance (ARI)
South Africa has just experienced its most competitive election yet. The governing African National Congress was forced to compete for votes for the first time and lost some ground as a result. This ARI examines the implications for government accountability, effective governance and competitive politics.
Algeria: The Subterranean Logics of a Non-election (ARI)
Algeria has just held what it calls a presidential election. It has done so at intervals since 1995 and these have regularly been a cause for dissatisfaction at home and abroad. But what exactly are these events that so consistently fail to measure up to widespread expectations? This ARI explains that they are not really elections at all and that the expectations entertained in respect of them are entirely misplaced.
The Gaza War: Antecedents and Consequences (ARI)
When Israel launched the Gaza war on 27 December 2008, it chose an opportune moment. Nonetheless, much like the Lebanon war of 2006, Israel’s strategic gains in ‘Operation Cast Lead’ have dissipated day by day.
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