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10/07/2024

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We are excited to announce our collaboration with The Global Centre for Policy and Strategy (GLOCEPS) and Jade Communications for an upcoming conference themed ‘Navigating the Digital Age: An Afro-Centric Perspective’.
Join us on August 5-6, 2024, for this important convening!
Stay tuned for updates and more details.

05/07/2024

Article: ‘Mapping the Evolution of Violent Extremism in Kenya: Policy and Strategic Implication’

By: Mumtaza Musa

Link: https://shorturl.at/jwqzM

03/07/2024

Article: ‘Kenya’s Security Nexus: Unraveling Transnational Crime, Climate Change, and Militarization’

By: Stanley Wagunya Simon

Link: https://shorturl.at/jwqzM

02/07/2024

Article: ‘Politics and Conflict in the Republic of Sudan: A Brief Retrospective Commentary’

By: Dr. Mumo Nzau

Link: https://shorturl.at/jwqzM

28/06/2024

Article: ‘Leveraging China-Kenya Collaboration for Sustainable Environmental Diplomacy’

By: Mariah Faridah

Link: https://shorturl.at/jwqzM

11/06/2024

Explore our latest Bulletin Vol. VII | Iss. III | May-June 2024 featuring a diverse array of articles across multiple themes including

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Read it in PDF: https://shorturl.at/iQiwP

06/06/2024

The Horn International Institute for Strategic Studies in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, hosted a one-day symposium titled "Situating the Non-Military Players in the Sudan Conflict: Assessing Their Role in the Post-Conflict Reconstruction of Sudan" on May 29, 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya. The symposium aimed to conduct a comprehensive mapping and analysis of non-military actors in , focusing on their roles, challenges, opportunities, and needs in peacebuilding. It also sought to evaluate humanitarian intervention approaches for displaced persons in Sudan, facilitating their early return and active participation in the reconstruction of the state. Additionally, the event aimed to facilitate strategic dialogue and collaboration among non-military actors and other stakeholders to enhance coordination and effectiveness in Sudan's peacebuilding efforts.

The event brought together representatives from Sudanese professional associations, international stakeholders including diplomatic representatives, civil society leaders and activists, as well as academics, researchers, and experts in Sudanese affairs and conflict resolution.

25/05/2024

''Balancing relations between two bitterly contesting blocks–the US-led and the China-led—all important to Kenya, is what a Ruto Doctrine will define, deploy, and navigate...''

Read more:

https://horninstitute.org/kenya-and-geopolitics-state-visit-by-president-william-s-ruto-the-signaling-of-the-ruto-doctrine/

Kenya’s President, Dr William S Ruto, is the man (from the global south) to watch as global geopolitics unravel at a pace never seen. Political, economic, security, and social dynamics…

09/05/2024

Article: ‘Diverting Attention from Democratic Challenges: Las Anod Crisis and Ethiopia-Somaliland Memorandum of Understanding in Somaliland's Relations with Federal Somalia’

By: Prof. Aleksi Ylönen, Ph.D.

Link: https://shorturl.at/jtyGS