Research Briefs

SIGLA offers a series of one to two-pager Research Briefs on leadership, maritime and landward security governance and cyber security.
Scheduled to publish at least one brief every month.
If found to be of mutual interest, some of the briefs will appear in The Conversation as well.

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Research Briefs 2020

Brief 1 Francois Vreÿ (SIGLA @ Stellenbosch) Turkey in the dash for Africa - Jan 2020 The Conversation

Brief 2 Anthoni van Nieuwkerk (Wits University) SONA 2020 and defence in South Africa

Article Michelle Nel (SIGLA @ Stellenbosch) Bringing Al-Bashir to justice The Conversation
Brief 3 Wilhelm J v Rensburg (Parliamentary Researcher on Defence) Oversight and defence in South Africa

Brief 4 Ishmael Theletsane (Stellenbosch University) Structural challenges facing the SA military

Brief 5 Thomas Mandrup (RDDC & Stellenbosch University) Preventing atrocity crimes

Brief 6 Tania Coetzee (Free State University) Governance leadership

Brief 7 Francois Vreÿ (SIGLA) and Hussein Solomon (Free State University & SIGLA) COVID-19 as a security threat

Brief 8 Curtis Bell (Stable Sea & SIGLA) The use of data for maritime security

Brief 9 Hussein Solomon (UFS & SIGLA) Easing tensions over Nile waters between Egypt and Ethiopia

Brief 10 Craig Bailie (Stellenbosch University) The SANDF and COVID-19 MEDIA24

Brief 11 Thomas Mandrup & Francois Vreÿ (SIGLA Stellenbosch University) Insurgency in Mozambique

Brief 12 Johan Kooste (Dept of Environmental Affairs (RSA) Green security, South Africa

Brief 13 Mark Blaine (Stellenbosch University) Responding from the sea: Mozambique

Brief 14 Paul Wambua (Nairobi University) Kenya - Somalia maritime border dispute

Brief 15 Ian J van Vuuren (Independent Consultant) - Islamic State in Mozambique

Brief 16 Graham Walker (Saab South Africa) - Technology in responses to insurgency in Mozambique

Brief 17 Troels Henningsen (RDDC Copenhagen) - Too many security providers in the Sahel region?

Brief 18 Francois Vrey (SIGLA) - Environmental security in the Western Indian Ocean

Research Briefs (Click on the institution to open)

Brief 1 - Jan 2020 - Prof F. Vreÿ SIGLA @ Stellenbosch

Brief 2 - Feb 2020 - Prof A. van Nieuwkerk Wits University
Brief 3 - March 2020 - Dr W. J v Rensburg SA Parliament

Brief 4 - March 2020 - Dr I Theletsane Stellenbosch University

Brief 5 - March 2020 - Prof T. Mandrup RDDC & Stellenbosch University

Brief 6 - March 2020 - Dr T. Coetzee Free State University
Brief 7 - April 2020 - Prof F. Vrey & Prof H. Solomon SIGLA@Stellenbosch

Brief 8 - April 2020 Dr C. Bell Stable Sea & SIGLA (Stable Seas Case study on Gulf of Guinea here)

Brief 9 - May 2020 Prof H. Solomon Free State University

Brief 10 - May 2020 Mr C. Bailie Stellenbosch University

Brief 11 - May 2020 Prof T. Mandrup & Prof F. Vreÿ SIGLA Stellenbosch University

Brief 12 - July 2020 Maj Gen (ret) J. Jooste Dept of Environmental Affairs (RSA)

Brief 13 - July 2020 Capt(SAN) M. Blaine Stellenbosch University (SIGLA)
Brief 14 - August 2020 Prof P. Wambua Nairobi University

Brief 15 - August 2020 Mr I. J van Vuuren Independent Consultant

Brief 16 - August 2020 Mr G. Walker Saab South Africa

Brief 17 - October 2020 Prof T. Henningsen RDDC

Brief 18 - November 2020 Prof F. Vrey SIGLA

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