Sub Saharan Africa

Research

Reports and papers

For the long run

30 Jan 2017 - 16:27

Source: Daily Crusader

In 2015 the irregular migration flow towards the EU reached its peak. An assessment on the crisis management and peace operations and the most relevant actors in the Sahel-Lake Chad-Libya region.

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Sustainability

Reports and papers

A ‘green’ trajectory of economic growth and energy security in Kenya?

09 Dec 2016 - 12:09

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This report assesses the potential of and obstacles to energy security and green growth in Kenya and presents recommendations that could contribute to the future direction of its energy development.

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Louise van Schaik

Head of Unit EU & Global Affairs/ Senior Research Fellow

Research

Migration

Op-ed

A perspective from the Sahel on the EU's migration policy

28 Nov 2016 - 14:30

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The idea of migration is held in the Sahel not only by migrants, but also by people working around migration flows, to exploit or regulate them. As a result, a policy of border externalisation will not be accommodated in the region.

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Jos Meester

Senior Research Fellow

Expertise

Conflict and Fragility
Business and Fragility

Regions

Sub Saharan Africa

Jos Meester is a senior research fellow at Clingendael's Conflict Research Unit (CRU). He leads the research unit’s work on the Horn of Africa and business operations in developing countries. Besides this, he also leads Clingendael’s work on Early Warning and Early Action (data analytics), and is involved in climate change adaptation, geopolitics vis-à-vis China and other advisory services for Corporate Clients. He combines experience in corporate strategy and operations with hands-on knowledge of political-economic development in the Horn of Africa.

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Publications

Conflict and Fragility

Early Warning, Early Action

11 June 2024 - 10:53

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Uitdagingen bij een langdurige oorlog

03 November 2023 - 16:10

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In gespannen afwachting van het lente-offensief

15 May 2023 - 15:11

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Beschermingsopdracht Oekraïense ontheemden

13 February 2023 - 15:40

Migration

Humanitaire condities in Oekraïne kritiek

19 December 2022 - 13:00

Migration

Gestage toename beschermingsopdracht Oekraïense ontheemden

01 November 2022 - 10:28

EU migration

Opvang van Oekraïners in Nederland: een kwestie van lange adem

13 October 2022 - 16:51

Conflict and Fragility

A clash of nationalisms and the remaking of the Ethiopian State

14 April 2022 - 14:38

Conflict and Fragility

Fisheries Co-Management: a Promise of Hope for Somalia’s Economy

08 February 2022 - 13:41

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Events

Conflict and Fragility

Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law-Annual Conference 2019

10 October 2019 - 09:00

Conflict and Fragility

Refugees in Lebanon: despair or perspective?

06 September 2018 - 14:00

Strategic Foresight

Masterclass Risk Management

17 November 2016 - 14:00

Research

Conflict and Fragility

Reports and papers

Deterring the Influence of Organized Crime on Elections

11 Oct 2016 - 13:55

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This report addresses these gaps in knowledge by analysing the vulnerabilities of electoral processes to illicit interference (above all by organized crime).

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Conflict and Fragility

Reports and papers

Perpetuating power: politics and security in Ethiopia

11 Oct 2016 - 12:39

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Ethiopia’s six-month long state of emergency suggests Western countries need to rebalance their engagement with the country. Understanding the relations between power, authority and security is key.

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Erwin van Veen

Senior Research Fellow

Events

Conflict and Fragility

Official launch of Protecting Politics Research Papers

Europe/Amsterdam 01 2016 13:00

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Introduction

Official launch of two Protecting Politics Research Papers focusing on the nexus between organised crime and politics.

Research

Conflict and Fragility

Op-ed

The political dynamics of security in fragile states

26 Apr 2016 - 10:10

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Whether it is in the slums of Nairobi, the port of Karachi, or the corridors of power in Bujumbura, in many fragile societies state security organizations serve the interest of ruling elites in maintaining political power or their own institutional interests. Senior Research Fellow Erwin van Veen explores the critical links between political power and the organization of security in fragile societies.

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Erwin van Veen

Senior Research Fellow

Research

Conflict and Fragility

Reports and papers

Politics and change: keys to security and justice programming

14 Apr 2016 - 14:24

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This report draws on practices and experiences from nine different security and justice programs in four politically sensitive countries.

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Erwin van Veen

Senior Research Fellow

Research

Security and Defence

Reports and papers

Stability in Ghana and Benin

25 Jan 2016 - 12:47

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Beneath the Apparent State of Affairs

In its report on the crises in West Africa, Clingendael analyses several key issues which are part of regional aggravating factors conducive to spreading extremist ideology and dividing behaviours. Our report can be considered an early warning.

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For the long run

A ‘green’ trajectory of economic growth and energy security in Kenya?

A perspective from the Sahel on the EU's migration policy