27 March 2023 at 14:49 | Africa, Transnational | Security & Conflict

Report on Webinar Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea

This webinar looks into the UN Security Council Resolution 2634, and the ways in which the international community and NATO could better support Maritime Security in the region.

24 May 2023 at 12:35 | Africa | Security & Conflict, Socio Economic

Alternative Global Scenarios & African Futures

Dr. Jakkie Cilliers on the impact the current drift towards a divided world would have on Africa.

Africa

Africa: Climate Change & Safeguarding Human Security

30 March 2023

Report & Livestream of the conference that looked into the Human Security implications that Climate Change will have on Africa.

Transnational

Migration in the Greater Mediterranean Region

22 July 2021

Mediterranean sea-crossing. Root, causes and consequences for International Governance and Human Security

Africa, Middle East

China's Engagement in Africa & The Middle East

22 July 2021

Study of the increase of China's initiatives in Africa & the Middle East - both bilaterally and multilaterally.

Daily news

Loss for Irans wildlife: woman jailed in Tehran calls for environmentalists release

UN begins salvage operation to stop catastrophic oil spill off Yemen

UN tries to save Black Sea grain deal with mutually beneficial proposal - source

Oversights key to ensure sustainability in outer space: Guterres

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Weekly READINGS

The CHIPS and Science Act wont build inclusive innovation ecosystems on its own

Since the early 1980s, the U.S. has embraced a predominantly laissez faire approach to economic development. Recently, however, there has been a momentous shift to embrace place-based industrial policy and an intentional effort to reshore “critical industries” through a multitrillion-dollar wave of legislation, including the CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS), Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

The Cost of Financing for Renewable Power

The cost of capital (CoC) for renewable power generation technologies is a major determinant of the total price to purchasers of renewable electricity. Both reliable data, and a deep understanding of the composition of the CoC and its drivers, are therefore critical information. Crucially, even small differences in the CoC that are not properly accounted for can result in misleading cost calculations and lead to poor policy making.

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