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When communities face security challenges and lack legal protection, they find innovative ways to respond.
Through articles written by academic experts in the course of the year, The Conversation Africa takes a second look at Nigeria in 2022.
This year’s talks had a noticeable shift of tone, reflecting the new Australian government. They include an emphasis on climate action and an invitation to Japan.
For some parents, apps offer a practical way of keeping tabs on one’s family. But many children and teenagers experience it is as unwelcome surveillance.
Terror alerts, such as the one recently issued by the US and UK embassies in Abuja, should be taken seriously by the Nigerian government as well as citizens.
There’s now a hard-headed security rationale for further supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia.
Experts explain why there might not be much to celebrate and proffer solutions.
Money pouring into conservation has funded drones and military-style training for rangers.
The west needs to understand the messages coming from Russia, not ignore them.
The Foreign Minister’s focus on the Pacific is already beginning to pay off with new security treaties and increased military collaboration with neighbouring Pacific nations.
As businesses establish themselves in the metaverse, the amount of financial transactions there will increase. This will come with previously unknown risks.
Those who seek to cause harm are as capable of generating creative ideas as anyone else. Two psychologists and counterterrorism scholars suggest how not to overlook a new danger.
People assume event organizers have their best interests at heart, but just like many businesses, organizers often operate on a tight budget and sometimes corners get cut creating disastrous results.
Ghana’s maritime economy faces significant challenges in becoming viable.
Cyberattacks demanding ransoms for the release of information are on the rise. To determine if they should pay, businesses need to think about how they would react in such a scenario.
China’s need for private security services in Africa has grown significantly as Beijing increases its investment in the continent.
“Hackathons” can imply breaching security and privacy. To more accurately reflect their creative and constructive intent, they can be referred to instead as “datathons” or “code fests.”
World leaders should worry about the security risks and economic balance of power with China.
The Panel of the Wise shows promise but more needs to be done to turn it into a proactive pillar of Africa’s peace and security system.
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Reader (Associate Professor) Department of Political Science, Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, Federal University Lafia
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Doctorate Student in Security Risk Management, Royal Military College of Canada
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Senior Researcher at the Arnold Bergstraesser Institut, Freiburg Germany, University of Freiburg
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Professor of Intelligence and National Security, University of Hull
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Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Leeds Beckett University
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Security and International Relations, Staffordshire University
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Regional Coordinator, Institute for Security Studies
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Essex
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Researcher, Applied Criminology Centre, University of Huddersfield
