Out of the security deadlock

Challenges and choices in the Sahel

Policy Brief

08/06/2020

This research focuses on the governance of security sec-tor reform (SSR) in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger and its links with other security processes. The report develops a comparative analysis of the security policies of the three countries, the impact on SSR in the European Union (EU), other European countries, regional organisations, and the United States, and, finally, considers the connections between SSR and stabilisation, SSR and militarisation, and the role of non-state armed actors.

This publication is the result of the project “Out of the security deadlock: challenges and choices in the Sahel”, conducted by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) in Brussels and the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) in Rome, together with the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Washington, DC, with the support of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and of the European Parliament.

Read the publication in English

Read the publication in French

Network
Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)
Find all related publications
Publications
06/12/2023

Stronger resilience through cooperation in the Sahel

'12 years of crises in the Sahel' series
18/10/2023

Beyond humanitarian aid: the EU’s approach to alleviating food crisis in the Sahel at a time of global insecurity

'12 years of crises in the Sahel' series
11/10/2023

Forging Europe’s leadership

Global trends, Russian aggression and the risk of a regressive world
14/09/2023

SDGs for all: Strategic scenarios

Earth4All system dynamics modelling of SDG progress
Find all related Progressive Post
Progressive Post
16/11/2023

Despite the unprecedented Israeli-Palestinian crisis, new opportunities for peace emerge

14/11/2023

Turkey in its region: security first and ‘Make Turkey Great Again’

14/11/2023

Centennial celebrations in Turkey amidst polarisation

Find all related events
Events
Past
29/11/2023
Helsinki, Finland (Hybrid)

From Russia’s aggression to progressive recovery of Ukraine

How to ensure Ukraine’s democratic future?
20/11/2023
Vienna, Austria (Expert meeting)

Conflict, leadership and change: Europe’s response to Russian aggression and global shifts

'Forging Europe's Leadership' book launch
15/11/2023
Online

State of the Unions

Ties that bind: Testing the resilience of US-EU relations in an age of turbulence
Find all related news
News
22/11/2023

Ann Linde is FEPS’ new Foreign Affairs Special Advisor

14/09/2023

FEPS President at the SDG Summit and United Nations General Assembly in New York

12/09/2023

Call for tender – Research and analysis for the project “Progressive paths to rebuild Ukraine”

This call for tender closed on 26/09/2023
19/07/2023

President Lula da Silva meets with FEPS and Plataforma CIPÓ

The Brazilian President was present in Brussels in the context of the EU-CELAC Summit
Find all related in the media
In the media

Une réforme de l’UE qui intéressera forcément les Suisses

by Le Temps 24/11/2023
'EU reform bound to be of interest to the Swiss', an opinion piece in Le Temps on EU Treaties changes by Maria João Rodrigues, FEPS President, Guillaume Klossa, Director of think tank EuropaNova and Daniela Schwarzer, Executive board member Bertelsmann Stiftung

« Le moment est venu de lancer un débat sur la réforme de l’Union européenne »

by Le Monde 22/11/2023
'The time has come to launch a debate on the reform of the European Union', an opinion piece in Le Monde on Eu Treaties changes by Maria João Rodrigues, FEPS President, Guillaume Klossa, Director of think tank EuropaNova and Daniela Schwarzer, Executive board member Bertelsmann Stiftung

A Europa em tempo de guerras

by Público 06/11/2023
'Europe in times of wars'. With two wars unfolding in the European neighbourhood, FEPS President, Maria João Rodrigues, reflects in Público on the EU's capacity to play its role as a major international actor and exert its own strategic autonomy

‘SDG funding gap swells to $137trn’ New Policy Study from FEPS, together with Earth4All, to deliver a five-point plan for the SDGs.

by Edie 19/09/2023
The “SDGs for All” report emphasises that policymakers have the potential to significantly advance SDG implementation by the original 2030 deadline and beyond by enacting five “extraordinary turnarounds” that break away from current trends.