Read More 1 minute read AAfrica CIFP 2019 Libya Conflict DiagnosticbyPhilippe Ferland, Reema Bakshi, Elphine Estrada and Tyler SchaffrickMay 16, 2019 Libyan elections are tentatively set for mid-2019 and have the potential to be a major stabilizing or destabilizing…
Read More 1 minute read AAfrica 2019 Cameroon Conflict DiagnosticbyAhmad Issa, Itai Gibli, and Izaak MacMullinMay 2, 2019 The nation of Cameroon was formed via a merger of two distinct colonial territories, one administered by the…
Read More 8 minute read AAfrica Primary Production & Labor Underpricing as Conflict Predictors in International Relations: A Southern PerspectivebyMphatso Moses KaufuluApril 29, 2019 Whether greater economic interdependence leads to peace and greater inter-state cooperation or to higher possibilities for conflict remains…
Read More 1 minute read AAfrica Policy Talks Podcast Episode 43 – The GERD: Hydro Politics in the Horn of AfricabyPolicy Talks PodcastFebruary 28, 2019 This Policy Talks episode was produced with support from iAffairs Canada. About: In this episode, we put the spotlight on hydroelectric…
Read More 1 minute read AAfrica Zambia: A State Fragility Analysis with Policy OptionsbyChristopher Hopkins and Lucas PokrywaFebruary 25, 2019 Executive Summary After establishing multi-party democracy in 1991 Zambia is a state that has enjoyed a stable level…
Read More 1 minute read AAfrica Fragility in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Policy Brief for the European Development FundbyFatimah Elfeitori, Tiann Nantais, and Anna VanderkooyFebruary 18, 2019 Executive Summary Mauritania is stuck in a capacity trap with horizontal inequalities across ethnic lines. The state’s limited…
Read More 10 minute read AAfrica A Look at Malawi’s Presidential Government En Route to the General Election in May 2019byMphatso Moses KaufuluFebruary 14, 2019 The major political players of the upcoming May 2019 General Election — Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Malawi Congress Party (MCP),…
Read More 1 minute read AAfrica State Fragility in Mali – Policy BriefbyEbyan Farah, Raji Gandhi, and Sophie RobidouxJanuary 24, 2019 Executive Summary This policy brief finds that Mali is suffering from a capacity trap: a failure to provide…
Read More 14 minute read AAfrica Another Vice President “Deserts”: The Family Feud that Changed Malawian Electoral PoliticsbyMphatso Moses KaufuluOctober 10, 2018 Early on in 2018, the former first-lady, Callista Mutharika – wife of late President Bingu wa Mutharika who…
Read More 1 minute read AAfrica Episode 36 – Disposition of Despots: Political Change in South Africa and ZimbabwebyPolicy Talks PodcastMarch 13, 2018 Guest: Dr. Linda Freeman, a former professor of political science at Carleton University, and an expert on political affairs…