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Spotlight
published by Joseph Siegle
on December 17, 2021
The recent rise in coups in Africa reflects a waning regional and international willingness to enforce anti-coup norms. Reversing the trend requires incentivizing democracy and consistently imposing real costs on coup makers.
Spotlight
published by Joseph Siegle
on November 24, 2021
Sudan’s democratic transition is under duress as the military seeks validation for its hold on power via the reinstatement of a figurehead civilian prime minister.
Spotlight
published by Joseph Siegle
on September 24, 2021
Russia’s strategic objective of degrading the model of democratic governance in Africa is frequently effected through the cooption of isolated African leaders.
While projecting the image of a Great Power, Russia relies on asymmetric tactics to gain influence and pursue its strategic objectives in Africa.
Spotlight
published by Paul Nantulya
on September 3, 2021
African countries can negotiate a more equitable role in FOCAC, but this requires a more strategically focused approach, better coordination, and greater accountability to their citizens.
Spotlight
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on July 30, 2021
Tunisia is facing a constitutional crisis rooted in challenges to the separation of powers and the reach of executive authority. The outcome has implications not only for Tunisia but prospects for democracy across North Africa.
Infographic
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on July 27, 2021
The contours of African militant Islamist group violence are shifting, though maintaining a record pace of havoc resulting in an average of 14 violent events per day.
Spotlight
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on May 28, 2021
The surge in COVID-19 cases in India, spurred by a more transmissible variant and complacency, provides a stark warning to African populations to remain vigilant to contain the pandemic.
While Russia’s engagements in Africa are often viewed as opportunistic, in the space of a few years Moscow has been able to gain a foothold in the southern Mediterranean, become a powerbroker in geographically strategic countries, and undermine democratic norms on the continent.
Spotlight
published by Joseph Siegle
on March 23, 2021
Proactive management of the transition to civilian rule would afford the Sudanese military more stability, budgetary support, and professional benefits.
Infographic
published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies
on January 29, 2021
A surge of violent events by militant Islamist groups in Africa, led by escalations in the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin, sets record and widens instability.
Spotlight
published by Nathaniel Allen
on January 19, 2021
African governments face a fast-evolving array of digital threats from espionage, critical infrastructure sabotage, organized crime, and combat innovation.