Interviews Between borders, technologies, and databases: (in)visibilising emerging challenges in migration. A conversation with Niovi Vavoula Both at the external EU borders, such as Greece and Italy, and the internal ones amongst EU Member States, we have witnessed a dispersion of the border, through its digitalization. ⋙
democracy In Francophone West Africa, democracy continues to backslide by Ornella Moderan,* Independent Researcher, Bamako, Mali West Africa’s democracy crisis runs deeper than military coups. On this year’s International Day of Democracy, 15 September, there isn’t ⋙
Georgia Security expertise in Georgia: a social network analysis In Tbilisi, the think-tank experts, NGO directors, and other civil society actors who spend their working days debating Georgia’s foreign policy and drafting grant proposals on confidence-building or security ⋙
Turkey Diplomacy, legacies and weapons: How is Turkish foreign policy towards Africa changing by Akram Kharief* Turkey’s engagement in Africa has experienced a significant change in the last decade, most notably in North Africa. Turkey features a more assertive presence across the ⋙
Israel Deserted truths: a posthuman approach to the study of insecurity in the Naqab/Negev Protests erupted in southern Israel’s Negev region in mid-January 2022. Bedouin residents revolted against the Jewish tree-planting tradition of Tu-Bishvat. The event was organised by the Jewish National Fund ⋙
migrants Ukraine, Afghanistan and Belarus: What EU emergency response to ongoing migration plights? In less than a year, three new scenarios of crisis emerged within the EU and at its external borders. The takeover by the Taliban in Afghanistan in August 2021 further ⋙
terrorism Counter-terrorism and the fight against Al-Shabaab in East Africa: Time for a more targeted approach On 3 May 2022, militants of the terrorist group Al-Shabaab entered the African Union (AU) military base in El-Baraf, Somalia, engaging in a fight against Burundian forces that caused dozens ⋙
Sahel A Jihadists’ schism in central Sahel: conflict epilogue or prelude to a new escalation? The war on terror in the central Sahel has not yet reached a strategic breakthrough, as shown by the uninterrupted escalation of violence striking the region since 2015. A closer ⋙
Interviews Can empathy influence leadership, security, and high-stake situations? A conversation with Claire Yorke Can empathy influence leadership, security, and high-stake situations? The War in Afghanistan (2001), the Covid-19 pandemic (2019), and now Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (2022) are all events that have ⋙
Russia Kremlin’s spy mania and resistance in Russian academia With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many anti-war protests have taken place in Russia. As a result, many students and scholars have faced police violence and persecution. Maria Rakhmaninova is ⋙
European Union Frontex’s evolution from the undisputable to the untenable EU border agency Fabrice Leggeri, the Executive Director of the European Union border agency "Frontex", resigned on 29th April 2022 following the release of the initial findings of an anti-fraud investigation. ⋙
