NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub

إلى قرّائنا، وشركائنا، وزملائنا، وجميع الخبراء الإقليميين الذين كان - أو سيكون - لنا شرف العمل معهم، نتمنى لكم عامًا جديدًا مليئًا بالسعادة والازدهار. ومع بداية هذا العام الجديد، نتطلع بشغف إلى ثمار تعاوننا المشترك، ونعرب عن خالص تقديرنا للثقة التي منحتمونا إياها. مع أطيب التمنيات NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub #معًا_أقوى

📌 To our readers, partners, colleagues and all the regional experts we’ve had - or will have - the pleasure of working with, we wish you a happy and prosperous year to come! As it unfolds, we are truly excited to see where our collaboration leads us, and greatly value the trust you have placed in us. Sincerely, the NATO Strategic-Direction South Hub. #strongertogether #2025

The pleasure was all ours Seydou BA and thank you for your invaluable contribution to this event.

📌 Our team participated in this year’s 𝐀𝐭𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬 under the theme “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱”. The conference brought together over 400 participants from 80 countries for three days at the UM6P - University Mohammed VI Polytechnic in #Rabat. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗱: ➡️ The need for stronger collaboration to tackle structural barriers, including fragile #governance, inadequate #infrastructure and fragmented #security institutions.  ➡️ The economic and political asymmetries that persist between the North and the South, despite calls for fostering #innovation and #youth involvement. ➡️ The necessity to shape a new South, embracing a solution-oriented approach and #collaboration rooted in history. Congratulations to the Policy Center for the New South for having organised an outstanding conference. #AD2024 #StrongerTogether #Solidarity

📌 Last week, the NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub and the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) organized a workshop that brought together Subject Matter Experts from the #Sahel region as well as practitioners from the Preventing/Countering Violent Extremism, and Women, Peace and Security #WPS community in Brussels. The event aimed to facilitate discussions on the current #security challenges in the Sahel, and their implications on women, children, and other groups in vulnerable situations. 📌 The event highlighted the urgent need for comprehensive approaches to address instability factors in the Sahel. With regional SMEs calling attention to: ➡️ The devastating impact of terrorism on vulnerable groups and the need for innovative solutions. ➡️ The unfolding peace and security challenges in the Sahel, and their potential regional spillover effects on broader West Africa - with focus on violent extremism conducive to terrorism. ➡️ The importance of conducting thorough gender analyses to ensure that initiatives for preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) are contextually relevant and gender responsive. ➡️ The crucial role of women and women-led organizations in these efforts. ➡️ Best practices in protecting vulnerable groups in volatile contexts and leveraging their potential in counter-terrorism efforts. We thoroughly thank all the panelists and experts for their invaluable contributions to this event: Maya Ragab Assal Mahmoud Giovanni Romani Lantana Bako Abdullahi Sally Maforchi Mboumien ALY TOUNKARA Joana de Deus Pereira Ph.D Jeannine Ella A. Abatan MAMADOU DIARRA Soad Shalaby Babacar Ndiaye Margherita Sofia Zambelli

📅 Dr Joana de Deus Pereira Ph.D will speak as a featured expert at this week's NATO Strategic Direction-South Hub (NSD-S HUB) workshop in Brussels, co-organised with the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA). 🤝 The workshop will convene experts and practitioners from the Sahel and West Africa to discuss peace and security challenges including violent extremism and terrorism in the Sahel and its impact on vulnerable groups, including women and children. 💡 Learn more about our work on P/CVE trainings here: https://lnkd.in/e-aukunv #Sahel #violentextremism #security

📌 𝗔 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻-𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆, 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀, the 20th IISS Manama Dialogue took place on 6–8 December 2024 in Manama, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the NSD-S Hub team was present! ➡️ Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the Dialogue is a central element of the Middle East’s security architecture. ➡️ It enables national leaders, ministers and policymakers from the Middle East, North America, Europe, Africa and Asia to gather together to discuss the most pressing regional security issues and to share policy responses. We look forward for the next #Manamadialogue and thank the Kingdom of #Bahrain for their exceptional hospitality as always.

📑 Thank you Lawrence Dogli for your key insights on 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗹𝗳 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮, and consequent recommendations for the Gulf of Guinea States. It was a pleasure having you amongst our study day panelists and SMEs. #maritimesecurity #stability #gulfofguinea #guinea #strongertogether