Announcements

Latest IRPIA Policy Briefs Released

2025-04-07

IRPIA (Institute for Research and Policy Integration in Africa) is pleased to announce the release of the latest three papers in its Policy Brief Series. Check them out at  https://irpia.org/policy-briefs/irpia-policy-briefs

No. 2 (March 2025) on “Kenya’s Collectivist Security Approach in the Stabilization of Somalia” by Francis Onditi and James Yuko.

No. 3 (March 2025) on “Iranian Meddling and Iraqi Security: Policy Options for Europe” by Massimo Ramaioli.

No. 4 (April 2025) on “Beyond Military Responses: An African-Led Approach to Security and Development in the Sahel written” by Yasmine Mahssoun.

Please check out the papers and share among your networks. Even more, consider contributing – it is a way to make your research and ideas accessible and beneficial to the policy world.

Congratulations to Francis, James, Massimo and Yasmine! A big thanks to the policy brief editor, David Hurlbut!

Open Access Book (International Statebuilding in West Africa)

2024-08-27

Thanks to donation from the Andrew Mellon Foundation, you can now read my latest book (with Emmanuel) for free. Check out the book, International Statebuilding in West Africa: Civil Wars and New Humanitarianism in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Côte d’Ivoire (Indiana University Press, 2024), at:

https://publish.iupress.indiana.edu/projects/international-statebuilding-in-west-africa

Feel free to share the link to the book. It is now Open Access.