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Famine in Somalia: A Wake-Up Call for Western Foreign Policy-Makers

The Horn of Africa famine continues to claim lives and livelihoods across south-central Somalia, the heartland of the Al-Shabaab insurgency where neither the government nor the international community...

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Changing Tactics: Shabaab in Somalia

Will the international community seize the opportunity presented by the famine in the Horn of Africa to re-energise its efforts against Al-Shabaab and develop a sustained campaign of assistance for...

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Time to Secure Somalia

In the last few weeks, gangs based in Somalia kidnapped tourists visiting Kenya. Just a few days later, a massive suicide bomb ripped through Mogadishu, claiming dozens of lives and shattering the...

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The MV Montecristo operation – a promising step in the right direction?

UK naval forces have stepped up anti-piracy operations and the use of force in the Indian Ocean. This could, however, signal an escalation and lead to a more dangerous phase in the battle against...

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Somali Piracy: Why Should We Care?

How can the international community best deal with the single biggest maritime threat since the Second World War? (Free access)

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Sanctuary, Shipowners and Paying Ransoms: Refocusing Counter-piracy Policy in...

The international community can contain piracy in the short-term by denying the pirates sanctuary, engaging shipowners and avoiding the temptation to ban ransoms

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Pirates and Power Politics: Naval Presence and Grand Strategy in the Horn of...

Counter-piracy operations have proved to be a useful way for states to expand their influence in a strategically significant region

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Maritime Piracy: Return of the World's Second-oldest Security Problem

The problem of piracy has long exercised the minds of statesmen and military strategists alike. A survey of this history offers a treasure trove of tried and tested solutions

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Somalia's 2012 Agenda

Somalia has until August to complete political reform, inaugurate a new constitution and hold national elections before the end of the transitional period. It must also capitalise on the Kenyan...

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Tackling Piracy off the Coast of Somalia

Lizz Pearson speaks with analyst Dominick Donald who recently wrote in the RUSI Journal analysing the piracy threat off the coast of Somalia.

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Eastern Africa: A Regional Stake in Counter-Insurgency

Somalia will continue to dominate the 2012 agenda for East African states as the humanitarian impact of famine and ongoing fighting pulls in regional and international actors. Now embroiled in military...

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A Fine Talking Shop: The London Conference on Somalia

Initial reflections on the high-level international conference on Somalia to agree a shared agenda on piracy, terrorism and development.

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Countering Piracy: The Challenge of Prosecution

With growing international success in disrupting pirate attacks, the greatest challenge now facing counter-piracy is posed by the logistics and costs involved in prosecution

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When History is Not Made: The End of Somalia's Transition

The news of Ethiopian Meles Zenawi's death may have eclipsed the inauguration of Somalia's new parliament - an event the UN has called a 'watershed moment' in Somalia's history. But with political and...

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With Al-Shabaab on the Run, Kenya Moves on Kismaayo

After nearly a year in Somalia, Kenya is preparing to commence its assault on Kismaayo, Al-Shabaab’s strategic and financial outpost, and the current front line of the concerted counter-insurgency...

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Sharing a Common Picture on Piracy

A concentrated multinational presence, coupled with the exploitation of an increasingly diverse range of data, is successfully informing counter-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean and elsewhere....

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Structuring the State: Federal Choices in Somalia

As the London Conference on Somalia reconvenes, the focus remains on concerns surrounding the durability of the federal governmental structure

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A Volatile and Dangerous World

The world is becoming less stable and more unpredictable, with threats emerging seemingly out of the blue. Robert Fox highlights some of the geopolitical conditions that will have to be addressed if...

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The Al-Shabaab attacks on Nairobi

Raffaello Pantucci, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI, discusses the attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi on 21 September 2013. He explores the strategy deployed by the group, and what this means for...

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The Westgate Nairobi Attack: A Sign of the Diversified Threat from Al-Qa’ida

The locus of countering Al-Qa’ida style terrorism has now shifted overseas, with Western governments facing a new and complex set of issues that have been brought into particular focus by recent events...

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Soft Powering the Empire: British Military Bands, Influence and Cultural...

In the inter-war years, military bands played an important role in maintaining British influence over its empire through soft power.

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The African Solution: AMISOM and Somalia

Whilst the gains made by AMISOM in Somalia have been significant, without sustained international commitment the progress could be reversed

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RUSI to Implement Project on Counter Violent Extremism for the European Union

The Royal United Services Institute has embarked on a major programme of work to develop best practices to counter violent extremism in the Horn of Africa.

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The Renaissance at Sea: A New Era for Maritime NATO

As NATO shifts from a campaign to a contingency focus, there will be renewed emphasis on its maritime strategy

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Is the Nexus Between the Illegal Wildlife and Forestry Trade and...

Deprived of traditional methods of funding from donor countries and the diaspora, terrorist groups such as Al-Shabaab are turning to the illegal wildlife and forestry trade to sustain their activities.

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A Force Defeated? The Challenges Facing Al-Shabaab

In the wake of the death of former Al-Shabaab leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, how will the group evolve in response to the many challenges it faces?

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