Further political unrest in Kenya is likely as the main opposition party, the Coalition for Reform and Democracy (CORD), attempts to undermine the Jubilee government's hold over the 2017 elections, writes the S-RM East Africa Team.
With a growing number of Chinese investment projects inprogress across the country, Julian Karssen examines the threat of kidnapping posed to Chinese nationals
Islamic State-inspired kidnappings are increasingly likely in SoutheastAsia given the proliferation of affiliated militants and local sympathy for the group in the region, writes Mandira Bagwandeen.
While President Buhari's anti-corruption campaign has hadsome successes, businesses are facing increased scrutiny of their operations, writes Gabrielle Reid
Although the Abu Sayyaf Group has been weakened since the early 2000s, in a recent confrontation with the Armed Forces of the Philippines, in which the military sustained significant casualties, the ASG demonstrated that itremains a key security threat, writes Mandira Bagwandeen
Following six months of protests in Oromia, the S-RM East Africa Team examines the Oromo movement and potential for sustained insecurity in Ethiopia.
Recent terrorist activity in Tanzania has shone new light on the terrorism threat in the country, as these events highlight growing sympathy with Islamic State in the region, writes Gabrielle Reid
Despite an increase in US airstrikes against Al Shabaab targets in Somalia in March 2016, the recent increase in tempo does not represent a major shift in US strategy, argues Harriet Pape.
The peace process in South Sudan aimed at ending the ongoing civil war is faltering. Despite protracted efforts, there appears to be little peace to keep in the country now facing new sources of conflict, writes Gabrielle Reid.
Lara Sierra-Rubia discusses the increasing trend of virtual kidnappings in the US, a low-investment high-yield scam that originated in Central America. This article originally appeared in KR magazine on 26 February 2016: http://www.krmagazine.com/2016/02/26/analysis-lara-sierra-rubia-at-s-rm-the-hostage-hoax-increasing-virtual-kidnappings-in-the-us/…
The latest mass shootings in the US highlight the difficulty in defining and understanding the phenomenon, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia
The economic slowdown hasresulted in protests in Russia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, which are likelyto increase the risk of wrongful detention in 2016 as authorities try to clampdown on dissent, writes Saif Islam.