Briefs
Pan-Africanism: between genuine aspirations and ideological hijacking
Short history, main thinkers and recent developments related to Russia’s influence in Africa.
Briefs
Jihadism in Mali, the Fula case
Who are the Fula and why do some fight with jihadists? Why is the ethno-religious lens an inadequate tool? How has poor governance fueled the security crisis?
Research
TURKEY and RUSSIA : a strategic alliance ?
Do past rivalries impact their relations? Why is Turkey annoying NATO? How complementary are their economies? How compartmentalised are their interests?
Research
UGANDA: the “Pearl of Africa”
Presentation of Uganda’s History, culture, politics, economy, security situation and so much more !
Research
Al-Qaeda and Daesh in Africa
What are the various African terrorist groups? How different are al-Qaeda and Daesh’s targets, strategies and images? How will the threat evolve in Africa?
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SOMALIA: al-Qaeda’s base in Eastern Africa
How did Islamist groups exploit state weaknesses? Why did piracy develop there? Why do Kenya and Ethiopia get involved in Somalia’s security issues?
Briefs
SUDAN and SOUTH-SUDAN: the forgotten wars
What caused the 2017 famine in South-Sudan? What are the root causes of the genocide in Darfur? How was Omar al-Bashir deposed by the 2019 revolution?
Briefs
RWANDA and BURUNDI: genocide between Hutu and Tutsi
How did ethnic tensions culminate in
a genocide between Hutus and Tutsis? What role did colonisation play? Who is Paul Kagamé the current Rwandan President ?
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TURKEY in AFRICA
How does Turkey leverage its soft and hard powers to gain influence in Africa? Which narrative does it develop? What challenges does it face?
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THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: the resource curse
How come the DRC has so much natural resource but is still poor?
What has been the influence of Rwanda over the DRC over the past decades? What is the M23?
Briefs
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC : civil war and Russian predation
Why do the Seleka and anti-Balaka fight each other? What is Russia doing in CAR? Is the civil war still on? How are the UN and the EU trying to stop it?
Briefs
ARMENIA and AZERBAIJAN: the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Why did Stalin give Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan? What was the evolution of the conflict since 1992? What role does Russia play there?
Research
A short History of the Iran-US relationship
How was the Iranian regime before/after 1979 ? Who was the Ayatollah Khomeini ? How did the US-Iran relationship evolve ? What is the Iranian nuclear deal ?
Research
The French Intervention in Mali since 2013
Why and how did France intervene? What were its motivations? Does the recent French withdrawal from Mali represent a defeat? What role are Russians playing?
Research
Conflicts in Yugoslavia in the 1990s
Background information since WW1, summaries of the wars in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo, and explanations on how crimes were judged in the aftermath of the wars.
Essays
How does Resembling the People you Represent lead to a better Defence of their Interests?
How does passive representation lead to active representation? How does it work in bureaucracies? Are quotas really useful in politics?
Essays
Can Public Opinion really impact Public Policy?
How can public opinion impact public policies? When can it do so? Is it the most important public policy determinant?
Research
The European Union: how does it work ?
What is the history of the EU? Why didn’t the UK adopt the euro? How do EU institutions work? What challenges does the EU face?
Essays
What is Wrong with Anti-corruption Policies?
Why does corruption persist? Is it a principal-agent or a collective action problem? Are there solutions to eradicate it? Can corruption actually be beneficial?
Essays
The Role of States in Markets Development
What role did states play in the emergence of markets? How and why does capitalism push for state non-intervention? Are states necessary for markets’ survival?