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  • Thu 3 Dec 2020
    Event

    WEBINAR: Launch of special issue of International Spectator

    Time: 14:00 Location: Microsoft Teams

    We are happy to promote the launch of a special issue of the "International Spectator" journal on Governance, Fragility and Insurgency in the Sahel: A Hybrid Political Order in the Making, guest edited by Morten Bøås and Francesco Strazzari.

  • Publication : Academic article

    The Dangers of Disconnection: Oscillations in Political Violence on Lake Chad

    2020
      • Alessio Iocchi
    Narrations on fragility and resilience in the Sahel paint a picture about the region’s inherent ungovernability that lead to consider an endless state- and peace-building process as the most feasible governance solution. Everyday practices of violent entrepreneurship, coalescing with inter-community...
  • Publication : Popular scientific article

    Il flusso migratorio sul continente africano

    2020
      • Alessio Iocchi
    An overview of migratory issues on the African continent
  • Publication : Report

    The “Faceless Evildoers” of Cabo Delgado: an Islamist Insurgency in Mozambique?

    2020
    A brief assessment about the emergence of a jihadi group in Mozambique
  • Publication : Report

    Chad’s Pivotal Role in the Regional Crisis

    2020
    An analysis of Chad's regime role in the context of the military and humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad Basin
  • Publication : Chapter

    Jihad globale o insurgency locale? L'ISIS in Africa, da Boko Haram allo Stato Islamico nel Grande Sahara

    This chapter sums up the evolution of jihadi activity in Mali and around Lake Chad, connecing local events to the concurrent emergence and evolution of the Islamic State.
  • Publication : Academic article

    The Origins of Boko Haram, and Why the War on Terror Matters

    2020
      • Alessio Iocchi
    This article, prompted as a response to a recent contribution penned by Audu Bulama Bukarti,returns to the history of an incident occurred in 2003 between the Nigerian security and a group of militants popularly known as the “Nigerian Taliban” and considered as a precursor to Boko Haram. While the historiography...
  • News

    COVID-19 and the consequences for international relations

    28.04.2020
    Read our briefs and expert commentary on how Covid-19 affects developing countries and international affairs.
  • Publication : Report

    Lessons from the Ebola Crisis in West Africa: Community engagement, crisis communication and countering rumours

    2020
      • Frida Bjørneseth
      • Morten Bøås
      • Henriette Ullavik Erstad
      • Alessio Iocchi
      • Kari M. Osland
    What lessons can we draw from the 2014-2016 Ebola crisis in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone? While both the outbreak itself and the context is different, there are enough similarities between the Ebola crisis and COVID-19 to extract useful lessons and best practices. In this research note, the focus...
  • Wed 22 Apr 2020
    Event

    WEBINAR: Jihad in the Sahel: Actors, developments and context

    Time: 10:00 Location: Webinar

    Who are the jihadi insurgents, why are they gaining ground, and what are the likely future developments in the Sahel?

  • Research project

    Fragile states and violent entrepreneurs: conflict, climate, refugees (FRAGVENT)

    2018 - 2021 (Ongoing)

    What forms of authority underpin, enable, and extend violent entrepreneurs in fragile states, and how do the combined effects of fragile states, conflict, and climate impact this?