New article by Gábor Sinkó and János Besenyő published by Routledge

Article ‘Combating piracy strategically: Analysing the successes and challenges of NATO and EU interventions off the Somali coast‘ is finally out! The authors discuss the NATO and European Union interventions with regard to piracy in Somali. For further information, please visit the link below:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10220461.2022.2125064?fbclid=IwAR26RoutD-s7X-pd15Np05ukO67Yjy66YUTjNz0jAYHkSpoDZ0XhaWP2-Es

CTD 2022 will include a special topic: The “new scramble” for Africa

Some of the aspects of this broad topic will be examined by our presenters at CTD 2022:

– Jordán Petrőcz: Turkish army and military industry presence in Africa

– Leonid Issaev & Yakov Liokumovich: Russia’s “Return” to Africa: Features of Perception

– Dr Agata Karbowska: Sino-Kenyan relations and the war in Ukraine

– Marek Pardyak: Framing the war: fighting for African hearts and minds in the Russian – Ukrainian conflict

– Francis Kwesi Kyirewiah & Getachew Toma Bilate: China’s Contemporary Strategies forthe Promotion of Security, Development, and Governance in the Horn of Africa

– Marcell Pintér: Chinese Military Presence and Peacekeeping in Africa

#ctd_africa22 #AAD2022 #africa #aerospace #terrorism #counterterrorism #development#africaresearchinstitute #obudauniversity #stellenboschuniversity

CTD 2022 will have a special focus on the Russian-Ukranian War

The war in Ukraine has been changing the world and our everyday lives, so this year’s CTD will have a special focus on this important topic from the African point of view.

– Dr Agata Karbowska: Sino-Kenyan relations and the war in Ukraine

– Daniel Iberi Ongaki & Raudhat Sayeeda Saddam: Media Frames of Refugees: JuxtaposingUkraine and African Refugees in the Wake of Russia-Ukraine Conflict 

– Prof Mbekezeli C. Mkhize: The Rationale behind South Africa’s ‘Quiet’ Diplomacy Towards Russia-Ukraine War

– Dr Divya Anand & Dr Devi Roy: Impact of Russian-Ukraine conflict on African Food Security

– Dr Moses B. Khanyile: Revisiting lawfare complexities of arms transfers to Africa within the Context of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

– Dr Kaleab T. Sigatu: The Impact of Ukraine-Russia Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa: An overview 

– Marek Pardyak: Framing the war: fighting for African hearts and minds in the Russian – Ukrainian conflict

– Dr Dries Putter: Disinformation in the Russo-Ukraine War – A thematic analysis

#ctd_africa22 #africa #aerospace #terrorism #counterterrorism #development#africaresearchinstitute #obudauniversity #stellenbosch

Our keynote speaker at the CTD 2022 Conference is Professor Toyin Falola

Our keynote speaker at the CTD2022 Conference is Professor Toyin Falola, University Distinguished Teaching Professor Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities, University of Texas at Austin, USA. It is definitely hard to briefly introduce Prof. Falola who holds more than a dozen academic degrees (Doctor of Letters, Honorary Professor), has authored 100+ tomes of books to his name. Prof. Falola is a defining voice globally in African Studies and African History, Cultural Studies, Area Studies, African Social Science, African Traditional and Contemporary Art, and African Politics, International Relations, Political Economy, and Security.

Prof Falola has been a global pioneer in terms of modern African history and decolonization in historiography, and has continued to reach new heights since then. Also via his students, his intellectual imprint is everywhere in African Studies.

Prof. Falola’s keynote address is at 0915 hrs (UTC +2).

#ctd_africa22 and #AAD2022

The official program of the CTD 2022 is finally out!

Three continents, more than a dozen countries represented by almost 50 presenters, scientists, practitioners, with various civilian and military backgrounds.

For the overall program, or to register for offline/online participation, please check the following document: 

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=Azv6pjwKWEKEM6Eg3_zTSJL_MKtfkGlPvYw0iUkRgjxUOFZRTTFQWlZKSzE2NDI4SkRTN01ZM1VYUi4u&fbclid=IwAR0DYMRjYydHbe4L58tP2oGUie45tJsM1qF-7x-ZYpZGPk05BS0au2mJYJE

CTD 2022 international conference: available online and offline!

This year’s ‘Counter-Terrorism, Technology and Development in Africa’ Conference, organised by Óbuda University’s Africa Research Institute and Stellenbosch University’s Centre for Military Studies will be a hybrid conference, both online and offline!

The conference will take place as an official program of the Africa Aerospace and Defense Expo in South Africa.

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