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15 September 2006
EU commander upbeat about military stability in Congo
... Speaking at the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria yesterday, he said there was no indication there would be a repeat of the fighting when the results for October elections were released.
Metro police to fall in under SAPS command
... Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies Johan Burger said he doubted that putting metro police under SAPS command was the best way to solve crime problems.
Months after seizing power, Mogadishu's Islamist rulers slowly reveal agenda
... 'There isn't too much transparency,' said Festus Aboagye, the head of the Training for Peace Program at South Africa's Institute for Security Studies, a research center. 'One is not in a position to verify whether the statements are coming from Aweys or Sherif.'
14 September 2006
ISS Today: Justice at a Glance in Uganda: Mato Oput Versus ICC
... Tired of war, most people want the rebels forgiven. According to them, maintaining a tough stance on the rebels and fighting them has only prolonged their suffering. 'We are in a mood of forgiveness. Let the ICC [International Criminal Court, which has indicted LRA leaders on war crimes] not spoil our party preparations' ...
Visit to the ISS by Lt Gen Karl-Heinz Viereck, Operations Commander EUFOR, DRC
Gen Viereck did a presentation at an open seminar on EUFOR RD Congo on the mission. The General explained that the mandate of the mission is to support the electoral process, MONUC, the evacuation of people in danger, the securing of the airport, information gathering and informing the people of DRC about their mission. He stated that the mission is happy how it reacted during the crisis on 20 to 22 August. He said there is now a very good working relation between EUFOR, MONUC, FARDC, PNC, GSSP and Bemba’s soldiers.
The most important thing is for Kablila and Bemba to come to terms on the way forward and with the support of the international community this possible. He does not foresee that EUFOR would stay longer as mandated, that is the end of November 2006.
13 September 2006
ISS Today: An Interim Agreement Gives Islamists an Edge in Somalia
" ... the second round of reconciliation talk ... concluded on September 4 with the signing of an ‘interim agreement’ that registered little, if any advance in the process of resolving Somalia’s severe domestic conflicts."
ISS Today: Towards the Regulation of the International Conventional Arms Trade
Over the past five decades the United Nations (UN) has achieved a myriad of successes in brokering peace and making the world a safer place. However, one of the UN’s most noticeable blind spots has been the inability of UN Member States to establish systems and structures that will comprehensively regulate the international conventional arms trade.
Pretoria residents are tired of crime
Lesotho corruption case a watershed
... Hennie van Vuuren of the Institute for Security Studies says the World Bank's call for commentary on its proposed anticorruption strategy is timorous. Citing the Lesotho state¹s tackling of corruption in the Lesotho Highlands Scheme, he calls for greater commitment by international finance institutions in stamping out corruption.
11 September 2006
Tensions rise in Burundi as vice-president quits
... Jan van Eck, a specialist on the Burundi peace process associated with the Pretoria-based Institute for Security Studies, warns that the confusion and intrigue in the Burundian government threaten to undermine ongoing peace talks between the government and National Liberation Forces — the last remaining rebel group outside of government.
No mercy for mercenaries in tough new law
... Though it is not yet illegal for South Africans to undertake security-related work in Iraq, a researcher for the Institute for Security Studies, Len le Roux, said anyone with an employment link to that country should get legal advice.
ISS Today: The Other 9/11
Today is being marked around the western world as a watershed moment in modern history. Five years since the attacks on the Twin Towers in the United States, the event continues to define the destinies of so many nations far removed from the streets of New York. In a world that has been defined in binary terms by the US President, George Bush, between good and evil, and with a need to counter violence with violence, it would be pertinent for us to reach back into history and rediscover a reason to celebrate this day.
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