Abstract: The position of women has been strengthened in conflict resolution efforts globally, since the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 1325 in 2000. Since then, as peace building practice continues to evolve globally, there is a notable shift from being regarded as a male dominated sphere to a rather more inclusive and collaborative process. Various studies including a 2015 Global study on the Implementation of the resolution 1325 have acknowledged and recogn...
Abstract: The thesis examines how to improve tourism in Kenya and actualize untapped potential. The study compares Kenya’s tourism with South Africa, with the aim to providing a measurable benchmark for the sector in Kenya to emulate in order to increase the economic input it has on the country’s GDP. It seems as though tourism in South Africa is a far much success story as compared to Kenya. The study seeks to ascertain that the tourism sector in South Africa out performs Kenya’s by c...
Abstract: Building lasting peace, reconciliation and reconstruction in post conflict societies is among one of the most daunting of challenges for global peace and security. There have been several attempts by the international community to foster post-conflict peace, reconciliation and reconstruction in South Sudan. The United Nations has been heavily involved in undertaking peacekeeping operations in South Sudan with the aim of reducing the conflicts related to land, natural resources and ...
Abstract: This study focuses on the democratic irregularities in Uganda under the leadership of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the involvement of United States (US) support towards improving regional security in the wake of terrorism. The study identifies that the US in the 21st Century has African allies which they support in attempt to curb terror activities and propelling their interest in the continent through supporting authoritarian regimes. The identified gap is guided by the fo...
Abstract: Climate change is the new threat to development and environmental sustainability in the 21st Century. States after seeing the alarming effects of climate change, decided to come up with a way to deal with climate change. This saw the birth of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1992, whose ultimate objective is stabilization of the level of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere that will prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with t...
Abstract: The study looked into counterterrorism responses in Kenya from 1998 to 2017 and their implications. The main purpose of the study was to find out whether efforts made by the Kenyan government are geared towards positively impacting Kenya’s national security in the long-term. The study analysed terror related attacks and government responses in the selected period. The study looked into the use of force and repression as government’s responses to terrorism. First, the study took...
Abstract: In a fast globalizing world, trade free policies seem to be a common trait in bilateral agreements. Theses bilateral trade agreements are informed by the WTO regulations on free trade and are subject to renewal and renegotiation once their term limit has expired. The WTO has over the years been successful in abolishing trade barriers that cause trade among countries to be expensive. International trade functions on the basis of comparative advantage whereby a country specializes in...
Abstract: This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of the UN peacekeeping missions, with a case study of the DRC Congo. The objectives of the study included examining the effectiveness of the mission in adhering to its mandate, the protection of civilians, influence of the peacekeepers in fostering peace agreements amongst the conflicting parties, and the mission’s effectiveness in protecting natural resources and rebuilding the country. The study engaged a secondary research that exa...
Abstract: One of the most distressing phenomena in the Post-Cold War era is the substantial growth of people displaced within their homelands, otherwise known as Internally Displaced Persons / People (IDPs). The increase in the number of IDPs shows that many conflicts occurred even after the two greatest rivals, the United States of America (USA) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) stopped their confrontation in the end of the 1990’s. While the landscape presents both challe...
Abstract: In the wake of global developments towards the penultimate decade of the twentieth century, the post-colonial itch to be competitive became vital as engagement for African states at the international stage changed. The political economic models employed needed to be reviewed. Air transport, a key driver of many economies had to be realigned with the global changes. African states sought ways in which air transport could be modelled to increase intra-African connectivity through con...
Abstract: The main aim of this study was to carry out an assessment of the water politics among the riparian states of the River Nile. The study was guided by specific objectives that included an assessment of various historical agreements in the Nile Basin, examination of the nature of diplomatic engagements among the riparian states and the impact of the Nile Basin initiative on the riparian states. Realism theory has been used to show how the Nile riparian states compete for power and tak...
Abstract: This research explores the case study of one prominent insurgent group in the Middle East: the Houthi movement. There is limited research available on the strategies insurgent groups employ and factors that influence these non-state actors to attain their goals. The research examines three key areas of the Houthi movement: the factors, the actors and the strategies that enabled it to achieve its objectives. Yemen has struggled with various other insurgent groups in recent history. ...
Abstract: Terrorism has increasingly become a global problem that affects all states in the international system in which Kenya is not an exception. Being a global problem, states have been thrown into disarray on how to address it yet one such way is exploiting tools of a state’s foreign policy to achieve global cooperation in the fight against Terrorism. This study therefore sought to provide a contextual analysis of terrorism and its dimensions, perspectives, factors that influence it a...
Abstract: On 7th July 2000, the East African Community Treaty entered into force. Inherent in the Treaty was a call for the contracting member states to establish among themselves certain frameworks that were deemed necessary pre-requisites to boosting the much-desired intra-regional trade. Among these necessary pre-requisites was the Common Market Protocol (CMP), which came into force on 1st July 2010. Almost a decade since its establishment, there is lack of targeted literature comparing t...
Abstract: Africa has had the largest number of civil war occurrences since independence (Aiyede, 2010). In addition, the conflict situation has not changed significantly over the past few decades (Aiyede, 2010). This research examined the reason why armed conflicts have continued to occur in Africa by investing civil wars from a new perspective: education. The aim of this study is not to depoliticize conflict, but to investigate the primary determinant for civil wars. Therefore, the impact d...