The Transnational Conflict in Africa Dataset
Most armed conflicts in Africa have a significant transnational element. This key research finding inverts the standard trope that the
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political marketplace
Conflict Research Programme
The Conflict Research Programme (CRP) is an international consortium of researchers and academics working in partnership to deliver findings from
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Pax Africana or Middle East Security Alliance in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea?
A new occasional paper by Alex de Waal examines the peace and security challenges facing the Horn of Africa in the context of assertive military and political engagement from the Arabian Peninsular
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Alex de Waal teamed up with Kenyan artist Victor Ndula to create two series depicting what de Waal calls the
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Political Markets and Conflict Research
The concept of a ‘political marketplace’, developed by Alex de Waal, is gaining currency among diplomats, peacemakers, aid workers and
Read moreTowards an American Political Marketplace?
As my framework of the “political marketplace” becomes more widely referenced among people who study Africa and the Middle East,
Read more‘The Big Man’ a review of Guichaoua’s ‘From War to Politics’ by Alex de Waal
In the of the 3 November 2016 edition of the London Review of Books, Alex de Waal reviews From War
Read moreLegend of Tarzan: Profiling a tough Somalian mayor
The Times Literary Supplement of October 14, 2016 includes both a review of Alex de Waal’s The Real Politics of
Read moreBankrupting Kleptocracies is a Dangerously Bad Idea
Kleptocracies are bad. A kleptocracy going bankrupt is dangerous. The Enough Project should know better than to advocate it. One
Read moreOutlining a research agenda on private militarism and political markets in Africa
This note briefly outlines a research agenda on mercenaries and private military companies (PMC’s)[1] in Africa’s political marketplaces. It is
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