A Reader’s Perspective on Federalism, Insecurity, and the Pursuit of an Own Ethnic Region in Southern Ethiopia
A book chapter by Beza Dessalegn entitled “Federalism, Insecurity, and the Pursuit of an Own Ethnic Region in Southern Ethiopia” in the book...
Why You Must Read Morgenthau’s Politics Among Nations: A Note to African Peace and Security Researchers 1
The rise and dominance of the liberal peace thesis may have led many peace and security researchers to neglect the guardrails that Hans Morgenthau...
Digital Governmentality in Africa
The concept of governmentality refers to the practice through which behaviours of population are directed, constrained, and framed. The concept was...
Digital Empires in the Making: Sino-US Tech Rivalry and Emerging Dependencies in Africa
Peacebuilding has always been a challenging endeavor in the Horn of Africa and broadly on the continent. Relapsing into conflict is a common...
Digital Empires in the Making: Sino-US Tech Rivalry and Emerging Dependencies in Africa
Contemporary Africa is experiencing a rapid expansion of digital public services, intelligent infrastructure, and innovation hubs. While these...
Understanding Security Beyond the Military: Reflections on Barry Buzan’s Rethinking Security After the Cold War
Introduction In Rethinking Security after the Cold War, Barry Buzan (1997) examines how the end of the Cold War transformed the concept of security....
SPSA 2025 / 2026
Financing Sovereignty: Domestic Resource Creation, Debt Governance and the Monetary Foundations of Peace in Africa
2024 APSA IMPACT REPORT
High-Level Roundtable on the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes Region
IPSS / Tana Forum Secretariat, participated in the High-Level Roundtable on the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic...
Briefing Session: Energy Justice and Conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa: Does Fair Energy Access Promote Peace?
On 28 August 2026, the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), in collaboration with the African Leadership Centre (ALC) and Kings College...
New Blueprint Launched to Combat Maternal Deaths and Protect Survivors in African Conflict Zones
ADDIS ABABA, 25 June 2026 – In response to a staggering crisis where 64% of maternal deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa occur in conflict zones, the...
Call for papers: African Solutions Journal
Editor-in-Chief: Dr Andrew E. Yaw Tchie Managing Editor: Happi Cynthia Publisher: African Solution Journal Abstract and Introduction Submission...
Call For Submissions Tana High-Level Forum Annual University Essay Competition
Introduction The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS), Addis Ababa University (AAU), is a prominent Institute for higher education,...
Call to Authors: Propose Your Book to the Tana Annual Book Launch
The Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa was established by the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) at Addis Ababa University...
CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN EASTERN AFRICA
Download: Concept note & Agenda The Research Conference on Conflict Resolution in Eastern Africa will take place on November 16, 2026. The event...
21st Century Peace Work: Africa’s Choice
Download: Concept note | Agenda The Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) will host a Public Lecture titled "21st Century Peace Work:...