The EUISS and the European Council’s Working Party on Africa (COAFR) jointly organised the fourth meeting on sub-Saharan Africa in Brussels.
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Giovanni Faleg
Giovanni Faleg joined the EUISS in July 2018. He is responsible for analysis and research on sub-Saharan Africa. He focuses on the drivers of state fragility in Africa and the EU’s engagement in the region, particularly conflict prevention and peacebuilding, the humanitarian-development-peace nexus and the integrated approach to conflicts and crises.
Before joining the EUISS, he worked at the World Bank (2014-2018) in the fragility, conflict and violence unit; at the Centre for European Policy Studies (2011-2018) and the Istituto Affari Internazionali (2013), focusing on the EU’s foreign and security policy.
Giovanni holds a PhD in European Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science (2014), with a thesis on the evolution of security cooperation in the EU through institutional learning. He is the author of The EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: Learning Communities in International Organizations (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016) and More Union in European Defence (CEPS, 2015).
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08October 2019Strengthening the resilience of the Ethiopian state and preventing an escalation of political violence are two policy priorities in view of the 2020 elections. But how can conflict risks be mitigated? And can the ambitious reform agenda be reconciled with concrete local needs and ethnic grievances?
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10April 2019This Brief demonstrates how a ‘pivot’ to conflict prevention in foreign assistance to Mozambique is needed, adjusting international donors’ support towards more targeted conflict-prevention objectives, and balancing the need for conflict sensitivity with the imperative of effective relief and recovery interventions in the areas hit by the cyclone. But it is important to realise that the ‘prevention window’ will not remain open indefinitely, and timely action is therefore of the essence.
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09April 2019This Brief launches a new EUISS series on conflicts, by focusing on the renewed attention to prevention in international peacebuilding at a time when the human and economic costs of violent conflict keep rising.
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25January 2019This Chaillot Paper, the 150th produced by the EUISS, aims to alert decision-makers to potential developments with significant strategic impact while they can still prepare for, or even avoid them.
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26 September 2019On 26 and 27 September 2019, Giovanni Faleg participated in the workshop 'From Ambitions to Outcomes: Strengthening Civilian CSDP'.
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23 July 2019On 23-24 July 2019, the EUISS convened in Brussels the first, preparatory meeting of a new task force on African Futures 2030.
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19 July 2019On 19 July 2019, the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the EUISS organised a workshop in Brussels on the implementation of the Civilian CSDP Compact.
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25 June 2019On 25 June, the EUISS and the European Council’s Working Party on Africa (COAFR) jointly organised the third breakfast meeting on sub-Saharan Africa in Brussels.
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14 May 2019An EUISS delegation attended the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) 2019 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development between 14-16 May.
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02 April 2019On 2 April, the EUISS and the European Council’s Working Party on Africa (COAFR) jointly organised the second breakfast meeting on sub-Saharan Africa in Brussels.
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29 January 2019On 29 January, the EUISS and the European Council’s Working Party on Africa (COAFR) jointly organised in Brussels the first of a series of breakfast meetings on sub-Saharan Africa.
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20 November 2018Giovanni Faleg intervened as a speaker at the Subcommittee on Security and Defence of the European Parliament on a panel entitled 'The Civilian CSDP Compact'.
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14 November 2018On 14 November 2018, the EUISS and the World Bank jointly organised a workshop in Paris to share country experiences and operational solutions on innovative SSR approaches.