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Compensation or Investment? Kenya’s Dual Climate Finance Posture is a Necessary Strategic Gamble

AbstractCountries are seeking ways to mitigate and/or adapt to climate change. If this search involves establishing, advocating …

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Compensation or Investment? Kenya’s Dual Climate Finance Posture is a Necessary Strategic Gamble

AbstractCountries are seeking ways to mitigate and/or adapt to climate change. If this search involves establishing, advocating for, and/or leveraging climate finance so be it. Kenya is no …

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Towards Effective Campaign for African Union Commission Chair: A Critical Examination of Kenya’s Bid 

Executive SummaryThe African Union (AU) represents a body of collated efforts that bargain for collective continental interests. …

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Towards Effective Campaign for African Union Commission Chair: A Critical Examination of Kenya’s Bid 

Executive SummaryThe African Union (AU) represents a body of collated efforts that bargain for collective continental interests. The recentopening for the African Union Commission Chairperson seat has fetched …

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Annual Report, 2017

2.0 THE HORN INSTITUTE’S ACCOMPLISHMENTSIN 2017a) A New Start, a Growing Work Force Hassan Khannenje (PhD) is …

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Annual Report, 2017

2.0 THE HORN INSTITUTE’S ACCOMPLISHMENTSIN 2017a) A New Start, a Growing Work Force Hassan Khannenje (PhD) is the Institute’s director since July 2017. A Fulbright scholar and an …

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Mapping Dynamics and Perceptions of Violent Extremism

To date, research on Violent Extremism (VE) has devoted less attention on the place and role of …

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Mapping Dynamics and Perceptions of Violent Extremism

To date, research on Violent Extremism (VE) has devoted less attention on the place and role of women in recruitment and radicalization. As a result, strategies and programs …

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Annual Report, 2018

The Institute’s quantitative and qualitative growth trajectory in personnel and outputs that began in 2017 expanded significantly …

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Annual Report, 2018

The Institute’s quantitative and qualitative growth trajectory in personnel and outputs that began in 2017 expanded significantly in 2018. We are happy to report that among the many …

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International Conference on Terrorism and Violent Extremism Report, 2018

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe HORN Institute organized an international conference on terrorism and violent extremism on 24 – 26 …

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International Conference on Terrorism and Violent Extremism Report, 2018

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe HORN Institute organized an international conference on terrorism and violent extremism on 24 – 26 April, 2018 in Nairobi (Kenya). The theme of the conference was …

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Flirting with Hyenas: How External Interests are Fueling Instability in the Horn of Africa

This study examines how external factors are destabilizing the Horn of Africa region. The objective is to …

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Flirting with Hyenas: How External Interests are Fueling Instability in the Horn of Africa

This study examines how external factors are destabilizing the Horn of Africa region. The objective is to demonstrate how external commercial, geostrategic, political, and military interests are contributing …

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A Report on Maritime Border Challenges and Implications on Security: An Experts’ Symposium

SummaryThe yet-to-be-resolved dispute between Kenya and Somalia over an area in the Indian Ocean that both states …

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A Report on Maritime Border Challenges and Implications on Security: An Experts’ Symposium

SummaryThe yet-to-be-resolved dispute between Kenya and Somalia over an area in the Indian Ocean that both states claim continues to capture the imagination of the citizens of both …

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