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The ISS Papers series provides a forum for research in progress, containing policy information that is of a more immediate nature than that published in either the African Security Review or the ISS Monograph series. Similar to monographs, ISS Papers appear at irregular intervals. Papers for the African Human Security Initiative.

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Latest Papers (2006)

 

ISS Paper 125, March 2006
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development: Four Years of a Promising Attempt or Hollow Optimism?
Prince Mashele

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ISS Paper 124, March 2006
Cars and Robbers: Has Car Theft Crime Prevention Worked Too Well?
Antony Altbeker

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ISS Paper 123, March 2006

Civilian (in)Security in the Darfur Region of Sudan

Patrick Rankhumise

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ISS Paper 122, February 2006
The 2005 General Elections in Tanzania:
Implications for Peace and Security in Southern Africa
Julius Nyang’oro
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ISS Paper 121, February 2006
Claiming space
Reconfiguring women’s roles in post-conflict situations
Karin Koen
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ISS Paper 120, January 2006
Swords into ploughshares
Disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration in Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa
Gwinyayi Albert Dzinesa

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2005

 

ISS Paper 119, December 2005
Post-war Defence Integration in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Prof Roger Kibasomba

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ISS Paper 118, October 2005
Democratisation at the Crossroads
Challenges for the SADC Principles and Guidelines Governing Democratic Elections
Khabele Matlosa
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ISS Paper 117, September 2005
The Goldenberg conspiracy
The game of paper gold, money and power
Peter Warutere
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ISS Paper 116, August 2005
The threat of gangs and anti-gangs policy
Policy discussion paper
Andre Standing
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ISS Paper 115, July 2005

Paying for crime: South African spending on criminal justice
Antony Altbeker
PDF - 235kb

 

ISS Paper 114, August 2005

The SADC Organ
Challenges in the New Millennium
Lt Gen. L.M. Fisher and Dr N. Ngoma
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ISS Paper 113, October 2005
The Lesotho/Free State Border
Jonny Steinberg
PDF - 318kb

 

ISS Paper 112, September 2005

UN Panel of Experts
A peace-building tool?
Martin Rupiya

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ISS Paper 111, July 2005
A Pyrrhic victory?
Mandatory and minimum sentences in South Africa
Julia Sloth-Nielsen & Louise Ehlers
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ISS Paper 110, July 2005

AIDS and elections in Southern Africa:
Is the epidemic undermining its democratic remedy?
Per Strand
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ISS Paper 109, June 2005

Illicit trafficking of vehicles across Beit Bridge border post
Jenni Irish

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ISS Paper 108, June 2005
Disarmament and reconciliation
Rwanda’s concerns
Nelson Alusala
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ISS Paper 107, June 2005
AIDS, orphans, crime, and instability
Exploring the linkages
Robyn Pharoah and Taya Weiss

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ISS Paper 106, May 2005
“We can’t eat the constitution”
Transformation and the socio-economic reconstruction of Burundi
Mariam Bibi Jooma
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ISS Paper 105, April 2005

The illicit abalone trade in South Africa
Jonny Steinberg
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ISS Paper 104, April 2005
Drug smuggling and border control at Johannesburg International
Airport and Durban Harbour
Jonny Steinberg
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ISS Paper 103, April 2005
An overview of South African border control: 1994-2004
Jonny Steinberg
PDF - 164kb

 

ISS Paper 102, April 2005
Towards a Continental Early Warning System for Africa
Jakkie Cilliers

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ISS Paper 101, March 2005
Organised crime and terrorism: Observations from Southern Africa
Charles Goredema
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ISS Paper 100, March 2005
Mainstreaming drug control into socio-economic development in Africa
Prince Mashele
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ISS Paper 99, February 2005
Vigilantism v. the State: A case study of the rise and fall of Pagad, 1996–2000
Keith Gottschalk
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ISS Paper 98, May 2005

Progress with the African Standby Force
Jakkie Cilliers and Mark Malan

PDF - 414kb

 
ISS Paper 97, January 2005
Disarmament and the Transition in Burundi: How Soon?
Nelson Alusala
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2004

 

ISS Paper 96, November 2004
HIV/AIDS: Policies and Programmes for Blue Helmets
Roxanne Bazergan
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ISS Paper 95, November 2004
Liberia at a Crossroads: A preliminary look at the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and the protection of civilians
Festus B. Aboagye and Alhaji M. S. Bah
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ISS Paper 94, October 2004
Continuing Instability in the Kivus: Testing the DRC transition to the limit
Stephanie Wolters
Institute for Security Studies

PDF - 213kb

 

ISS Paper 93, October 2004
Unholy alliance? Assessing the links between organised criminals and terrorists in Southern Africa
Annette Hübschle
Institute for Security Studies
PDF - 146kb
 
ISS Paper 92, October 2004
Money laundering in Southern Africa Incidence, magnitude and prospects for its control
Charles Goredema
Institute for Security Studies

PDF - 143kb

 
ISS Paper 91, September 2004
South Africa: Strengthening Civilian Oversight over the police in South Africa:
The national and provincial secretariats for safety and security
Duxita Mistry and Judy Kiplin
PDF - 169kb
 
ISS Paper 90, August 2004
Political dissent and terrorism in Southern Africa
Anneli Botha
Institute for Security Studies
PDF - 162kb

 

ISS Paper 89, August 2004
Political Change in Madagascar:
Populist democracy or neopatrimonialism by another name?
Richard R. Marcus

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ISS Paper No 88, April 2004
Hawks, Doves or Penguins?
A critical review of the SADC military intervention in the DRC
PDF - 206kb

ISS Paper No 87, April 2004
Somalia: Fourteenth Time Lucky?
Richard Cornwell
PDF - 185kb
 
ISS Paper No 86, March 2004
The Sudan–IGAD Peace Process
Signposts for the way forward
African Security Analysis Programme
PDF - 215kb

ISS Paper No 85, February 2004
Returning Home to Normal Life? The Plight of Displaced Angolans
Andrea Lari
PDF - 221kb
 
ISS Paper No 84, April 2004
From Protection to Empowerment:
Civilians as Stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Vanessa Kent and Angela McIntyre
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2003

 

ISS Paper No 83, November 2003
Implementing the Southern Africa Firearms Protocol: Identifying challenges and priorities
Noel Stott
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ISS Paper No 82, November 2003
Liberating Liberia: Charles Taylor and the rebels who unseated him
Nicole Itano
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ISS Paper 81, November 2003
Coup d’État in São Tomé e Príncipe: Domestic causes, the role of oil and former ‘Buffalo’ Battalion soldiers
Gerhard Seibert
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ISS Paper 80, November 2003
The Landmine Factor in the Peacekeeping Debate in Africa
Noel Stott, Kathryn Sturman and Jakkie Cilliers
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ISS Paper 79, October 2003
Diversion in South Africa: A review of Policy and Practice, 1990-2003
Catherine Wood
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ISS Paper 78, September 2003
South Africa’s Defence Industry Charting a New Course?
David Botha
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ISS Paper No 77, August 2003
Cabinda: Notes on a soon-to-be-forgotten war
João Gomes Porto
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ISS Paper No 76, July 2003
From Durban to Maputo: A Review of the 2003 Summit of the African Union
Jakkie Cilliers
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ISS Paper No 75, July 2003
Offsetting the Costs of SA's Strategic Defence Package
David Botha
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ISS Paper No 74, June 2003
The social contradictions of organised crime on the Cape Flats
André Standing
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ISS Paper No 73, May 2003
The role of auditors: Research into organised crime and money laundering
André Standing and Hennie van Vuuren
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ISS Paper No 72, April 2003
Decisions, Decisions: South Africa's foray into regional peace operations
Vanessa Kent and Mark Malan
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ISS Paper No 71, April 2003
Healthy Democracies? The potential impact of AIDS on democracy in Southern Africa
Robert Mattes
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ISS Paper No 70, April 2003
Peace and Security through Good Governance? A guide to the NEPAD African Peer Review Mechanism
Jakkie Cilliers
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Also available in Portuguese

SS Paper No 69, April 2003
Money laundering in East and Southern Africa: An overview of the threat
Charles Goredema
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ISS Paper No 68, April 2003
Madagascar: Stumbling at the first hurdle?
Richard Cornwell
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ISS Paper No 67, March 2003
Exploring Small Arms Demand - A Youth Perspective
Angela McIntyre and Taya Weiss
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ISS Paper No 66, February 2003
What do the police do? Performance measurement and the SAPS
Ted Leggett
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ISS Paper No 65, January 2003
AIDS, Security and Governance in Southern Africa Exploring the impact
Robyn Pharaoh and Martin Schönteich
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2002

 

ISS Paper 64, November 2002
NEPAD's Peer Review Mechanism
Jakkie Cilliers
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Also available in Portuguese

ISS Paper 63, November 2002
Securing Democracy: Party finance and party donations – the South African challenge
Clarence Tshitereke
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ISS Paper 62, October 2002
Arms Control, South African Style - The Dynamics of Post-1994 Arms Export Control Policy
Xolani Skosana
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ISS Paper 61, September 2002
A 90-day plan to bring peace to the DRC? An analysis of the Pretoria Agreement of 30 July 2002
Mark Malan and Henri Boshoff
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ISS Paper 60, July 2002
Peace, security and democracy in Africa? A summary of outcomes from 2002 OAU/AU summits in Durban
Jakkie Cilliers
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ISS Paper 59, July 2002
Attitudes to firearms and crime in Nairobi: Results of a city survey
ISS Arms Management Programme
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ISS Paper 58, July 2002
Commitments by African heads of state to peace, democracy, human rights and associated issues
Compiled by Jakkie Cilliers and Kathryn Sturman
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ISS Paper 57, May 2002
Diamonds and other precious stones in armed conflicts and law enforcement co-operation in Southern Africa
Charles Goredema

ISS Paper 56, May 2002
Tough Choices: Prioritising Criminal Justice Policies
Martin Schönteich

Please note there is no Paper No 55
 
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2001

 

ISS Paper 54B, January 2001
SAPS Border Control Units: An evaluation of the new detached duties
Ettienne Hennop and Clare Jefferson

ISS Paper 54A, December 2001
Completing the defence transformation process: the transformation of the South African Reserve Force system
Rocklyn Williams

ISS Paper 53, November 2001
Operations Rachel 1995 - 2001
Ettienne Hennop
ISS Paper 52, August 2001
SANDF Control of the Northern and Eastern Border Areas of South Africa
Ettienne Hennop

ISS Paper 51, July 2002
Defence Conversion of South Africa: A faded ideal?
Diane Abrahams, André Standing
 
ISS Paper 50, May 2001
TOWARDS GLOBAL JUSTICE IN THE 21ST CENTURY?
Phenyo Keiseng Rakate
 
ISS Paper 49, April 2001
CRIME IN SOUTH AFRICA: A COUNTRY AND CITIES PROFILE
Martin Schönteich and Antoinette Louw
 
ISS Paper no. 48, February 2001
TRIAD SOCIETIES AND CHINESE ORGANISED CRIME IN SOUTH AFRICA
Peter Gastrow
 
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2000

 

ISS Paper no. 46, October 2000
ZIMBABWE: 90 DAYS AFTER THE ELECTIONS
Richard Cornwell
 
ISS Paper no.44, February 2000
THE UN 'MONTH OF AFRICA' - A PUSH FOR ACTUAL PEACE EFFORTS OR A FIG LEAF ON THE DRC
Mark Malan
 
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1999

 

ISS Paper no.43, November 1999
SENTENCING IN SOUTH AFRICA - PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS
Martin Schönteich
 
ISS Paper no. 42, November 1999
THE CHALLENGES OF COMMUNITY POLICING IN SOUTH AFRICA
Eric Pelser
 
ISS Paper no. 41, September 1999
CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE - THE DEEP END OF THE POOL
Hannelie de Beer and Richard Cornwell
 
ISS Paper no. 39, April 1999
AN EMERGING SOUTH AFRICAN FOREIGN POLICY INDENTITY
Jakkie Cilliers
 
ISS Paper no. 33, August 1998
THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN CRIME PREVENTION IN SOUTH AFRICA
Mark Shaw
 
ISS Paper no 32, June 1998
ANGOLA - AT THE PRECIPICE
Jakkie Potgieter and Richard Cornwell
 
ISS Paper no 31, May 1998
PEACEKEEPING IN AFRICA - TRENDS AND RESPONSES
Mark Malan
 
ISS Paper no 30, April 1998
ANGOLA - ENDGAME OR STALEMATE?
Richard Cornwell and Jakkie Potgieter
 
ISS Paper no 29, March 1998
DEFENCE ACQUISITIONS - UNPACKING THE PACKAGE DEALS
Jakkie Cilliers
 
ISS Paper no 28, January 1998
ORGANISED CRIME IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA
Mark Shaw
 
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1997

 

ISS Paper no 27, November 1997
THE SA NAVY AND AN AFRICAN RENAISSANCE
Selected Conference Papers. Annual Naval Conference, 23 October 1997
 
ISS Paper no 26, November 1997
TOWARDS OTTAWA: A TOTAL BAN TREATY ON ANTI-PERSONNEL LANDMINES
Vinothan Naidoo and Penny McMillin
 
ISS Paper no 25, September 1997
MERCENARIES AND MISCHIEF: THE REGULATION OF THE FOREIGN MILITARY ASSISTANCE BILL
Mark Malan and Jakkie Cilliers
 
ISS Paper no 23, June 1997
UNITED NATIONS REPORT ON FIREARMS REGULATION
Sarah Meek
 
ISS Paper no 22, May 1997
DRUGS, VIOLENCE AND GOVERNABILITY IN THE FUTURE SOUTH AFRICA
Tim Ryan
 
ISS Paper no 21, April 1997
"FACING THE FUTURE" THE SOUTH AFRICAN ARMY AND TRANSFORMATION
Selected conference papers, held on 26 March 1997
 
ISS Paper no 19, March 1997
SADC ORGAN ON POLITICS, DEFENCE AND SECURITY: FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
Mark Malan and Jakkie Cilliers
 
ISS Paper no 18, March 1997
TOWARDS THE FREE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA?
Hussein Solomon
 
ISS Paper no 17, March 1997
SOUTH AFRICA: CRIME IN TRANSITION
Mark Shaw
 
ISS Paper no 16, March 1997
PARTNERS AGAINST CRIME: FROM COMMUNITY TO PARTNERSHIP POLICING
Sarah Oppler
 
ISS Paper no 15, February 1997
SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE CRISIS IN ZAIRE
Hussein Solomon
 
ISS Paper no 14, January 1997
RECENT INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS GENDER VIOLENCE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Louise Jackson
 
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1996

 

ISS Paper no 13, November 1996
THE IMPACT OF THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION ON THE SANDF
Ian Liebenberg and Rocklyn Williams
 
ISS Paper no 11, October 1996
AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE SA NAVY'S CORVETTES
 Theo Honiball
 
ISS Paper no 10, October 1996
THE SADC ORGAN FOR DEFENCE, POLITICS AND SECURITY
Jakkie Cilliers
 
ISS Paper no 9, September 1996
BURUNDI AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION
Vernon Seymour, Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Southern African Studies, University of the Western Cape
 
ISS Paper no 8, August 1996
REFORMING SOUTH AFRICA'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Mark Shaw
 
ISS Paper no 7, August 1996
SOUTH AFRICA AND UNCTAD IX: NEW BEGINNINGS?
Xavier Carim
 
ISS Paper no 6, June 1996
TOWARDS THE 21ST CENTURY: A NEW GLOBAL SECURITY AGENDA?
Hussein Solomon
 
ISS Paper no 5, May 1996
PART-TIME FORCES AND THE FUTURE OF THE SANDF
Papers from the Conference on the Future of the Part-time Forces, CSIR Conference Centre, Pretoria, 28 March 1996
 
ISS Paper no 4, April 1996
OPTIONS FOR CITY POLICE SERVICES
Dirk Besdziek
 
ISS Paper no 3, March 1996
THE SECURITY AGENCIES AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTITUTION
Jakkie Cilliers
 
ISS Paper no 1, February 1996
EARLY WARNING AND CONFLICT IN AFRICA
William Nhara

 

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