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Andrew E. Yaw Tchie

Senior Research Fellow
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Summary

Dr Andrew E. Yaw Tchie is a Senior Researcher in the Research group on peace, conflict and development. At NUPI, he works on stabilisation, peace operations, peacebuilding and security assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa. He also coordinates the Training for Peace Project.

Tchie is a visiting Professor at the University of Buckingham, a visiting Senior Researcher at Kings College London and Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute.

Expertise

  • Security policy
  • Africa
  • Peace operations
  • Conflict
  • Fragile states
  • United Nations
  • AU

Education

2018 Dr Phil., Department of Government, University of Essex

2013 Master of Science, Conflict Resolution and Peace. Department of Government, University of Essex, Colchester

2011 Masters of Arts, Politic and Communication, University of London, London

2006 Bachelor of Arts, University of Sussex, United Kingdom. (Broadcasting Research)

Work Experience

2020- Senior Research Fellow and Training for Peace (TfP) Programme Coordinator, Norwegian Institute of Foreign Affairs (NUPI)

2020- Associate Fellow, Africa, The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

2020- Visiting Professor, Dept. of Humanities Research Institute, University of Buckingham

2020- Senior Research Fellow for Africa Security and Obasanjo Fellow, The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

2018-2020 Editor of the Armed Conflict Database and Research Fellow, The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

2018-2020 Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Conflict and Health, Kings College London

2017-2018 Conflict Adviser, Research and Policy team, Syria Relief

2015-2017 Civil Affairs Officer, United Nation Mission in South Sudan

2015- Associate Fellow, University of Essex

2013-2015 Conflict Adviser and Research Fellow, United Nations Development Program (Nepal) 2012- Field Researcher, Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution, University of Essex (Nepal)

2009-2010 Researcher, Commonwealth Secretariat

Aktivitet

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How should peace and stability be restored in Ethiopia?

Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe, Dr. Andrew Tchie, Senior Researcher, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Mesfin Asfha Abadi, Country director for Global Peace Chain, share their thoughts on the matter.

  • Regions
  • Africa
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  • Regions
  • Africa
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News
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New Nordic-Baltic Network on Climate, Peace and Security Established

In order to establish a sustainable knowledge base on climate, peace and security issues in the Nordic-Baltic region, twelve research institutes have come together to establish a research network on climate, peace and security.
  • Security policy
  • Peace operations
  • Conflict
  • Climate
  • International organizations
  • United Nations
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Policy brief

Fiche technique sur le climat, la paix et la sécurité au Mali

Le Mali est un pays exposé aux variations du climat à court terme et aux changements climatiques à long terme en raison d’une forte vulnérabilité aux effets négatifs des changements climatiques, mais aussi d’une croissance démographique élevée, d’une résilience limitée et de multiples conflits violents. Le Mali devrait connaître une hausse des températures et des précipitations irrégulières, qui pourraient affecter la stabilité des saisons et ugmenter le risque de sécheresses et d’inondations. De plus, les conflits, l’instabilité politique et la faiblesse des institutions gouvernementales empêchent le pays de s’adapter efficacement aux changements climatiques. • Les changements climatiques peuvent affecter la régularité des saisons et détériorer les moyens de subsistance fondés sur les ressources naturelles. La précarité des conditions de vie peut interagir avec les facteurs politiques et économiques et intensifier les risques de conflits relatifs à l’accès aux ressources naturelles et à leur utilisation. • Les conflits, l’expansion de l’agriculture et les conditions environnementales changeantes ont affecté les routes de transhumance du bétail, incitant les éleveurs à se déplacer vers des zones dans lesquelles il y a beaucoup de pression sur les ressources naturelles ou dans lesquelles l’usage partagé des ressources est mal défini. Cela peut intensifier les risques de conflits avec d’autres éleveurs et agriculteurs. • L’évolution de la dynamique des conflits a accentué la dépendance entre les conflits locaux liés aux ressources naturelles, les affrontements entre ommunautés ethniques/religieuses et la guerre civile. Les conflits locaux deviennent de plus en plus violents, complexes et difficiles à résoudre. • La mauvaise gouvernance et les politiques agricoles ont provoqué des inégalités sociales, économiques et politiques qui alimentent les conflits. Ces mêmes facteurs minent la résilience des communautés aux changements climatiques, en particulier quand il s’agit de groupes marginalisés.

  • Defence and security
  • Security policy
  • Regions
  • Africa
  • Peace, crisis and conflict
  • Peace operations
  • Conflict
  • Natural resources and climate
  • Climate
  • Global governance
  • International organizations
  • United Nations
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  • Defence and security
  • Security policy
  • Regions
  • Africa
  • Peace, crisis and conflict
  • Peace operations
  • Conflict
  • Natural resources and climate
  • Climate
  • Global governance
  • International organizations
  • United Nations
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Research group for Peace, Conflict and Development

What can we do to prevent war? How can countries emerging from conflict avoid relapse? How well do international peace operations actually work?
  • Foreign policy
  • Peace operations
  • Conflict
  • Nation-building
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Research group for Peace, Conflict and Development

What can we do to prevent war? How can countries emerging from conflict avoid relapse? How well do international peace operations actually work?
  • Foreign policy
  • Peace operations
  • Conflict
  • Nation-building
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Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet Sahel

The Sahel region is highly exposed to climate change, but national and local factors mean that climate change will have differentiated impacts across the region. The region will gradually become hotter, with some areas experiencing increased, but erratic, rainfall. The immediate effects of these trends may include irregular seasons, droughts and floods. Interacting with social, economic and political factors, these could exacerbate existing vulnerabilities and increase the risk of violent conflict: • Changing rainfall and seasonal patterns can sometimes fuel and compound violent conflict over limited or unevenly distributed resources. Women and girls are especially vulnerable. Across the Sahel, climate change may increase the risk of clashes between herders and farmers over access water and pastures. • Rapid-onset disasters and long-term climate change may force people to temporarily or permanently move, sometimes joining people displaced by armed conflicts. Migration is an important adaptation strategy, but it can lead to conflict between host and migrant communities. • Disasters and climate change erode resilience, increasing the vulnerability of communities to predation by armed groups and manipulation by elites. Some armed groups recruit from communities whose livelihoods are affected by factors including climate change; and local militias can escalate farmer–herder conflicts.

  • Security policy
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Africa
  • Peace operations
  • Conflict
  • Fragile states
  • Climate
  • United Nations
  • Security policy
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Africa
  • Peace operations
  • Conflict
  • Fragile states
  • Climate
  • United Nations
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Fiche technique sur le climat, la paix et la sécurité au Sahel

La région du Sahel est fortement exposée au changement climatique. Toutefois, en raison de facteurs relevant des contextes national et local, ce dernier ura des impacts différenciés dans la région. Les températures deviendront progressivement plus élevées dans la région et certaines zones connaîtront es niveaux de précipitations accrus, mais irréguliers. Dans l’immédiat, ces tendances pourraient se traduire par des saisons irrégulières, des périodes de écheresse et des inondations. L’interaction avec des facteurs d’ordre social, économique et politique pourrait exacerber les vulnérabilités existantes et accroître les risques de conflits violents: • Les changements dans les régimes pluviométriques et les tendances saisonnières peuvent parfois attiser et exacerber des conflits violents dont l’enjeu st l’accès à des ressources limitées ou inégalement réparties. Les femmes et les filles sont particulièrement vulnérables. Partout au Sahel, le changement climatique peut accentuer le risque d’affrontements entre éleveurs et agriculteurs autour de l’accès à l’eau et aux pâturages. • Les catastrophes d’apparition soudaine et le changement climatique à long terme peuvent forcer des populations à se déplacer de manière temporaire ou permanente et parfois à rejoindre des personnes déplacées par des conflits armés. La migration est une importante stratégie d’adaptation qui peut toutefois entraîner des conflits entre communautés d’accueil et communautés de migrants. • Les catastrophes et le changement climatique entraînent une érosion de la résilience, aggravant ainsi la vulnérabilité des communautés aux prédations de groupes armés et aux manipulations opérées par les élites. Certains groupes armés recrutent dans des communautés dont les moyens de subsistance sont affectés par des facteurs comme le changement climatique. Par ailleurs, les milices locales peuvent aggraver les conflits entre agriculteurs et éleveurs.

  • Security policy
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Africa
  • Peace operations
  • Conflict
  • Fragile states
  • Climate
  • International organizations
  • United Nations
  • Security policy
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Africa
  • Peace operations
  • Conflict
  • Fragile states
  • Climate
  • International organizations
  • United Nations
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Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet Mali

Mali is characterised by short-term climate variability, and is vulnerable to long-term climate change due to high exposure to the adverse effects of climate change, but also high population growth, diminished resilience and multiple violent conflicts. Mali is forecast to become hotter with more erratic rainfall, impacting seasonal regularity and increasing the risk of droughts and floods. Moreover, conflict, political instability and weak government institutions undermine effective adaptation to climate change.

  • Security policy
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Africa
  • Peace operations
  • Conflict
  • Climate
  • International organizations
  • United Nations
  • Security policy
  • The Middle East and North Africa
  • Africa
  • Peace operations
  • Conflict
  • Climate
  • International organizations
  • United Nations
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Lecture

The Future of Africa-UK Relations Post-Brexit

The United Kingdom has left the European Union as part of a momentous effort to redefine the UK's role in the world - with tremendous consequences for its global partners, including many of the countries in Africa. How do African countries view their relationship with the UK? What will be the future of Africa-UK relations after Brexit?

  • Foreign policy
  • Europe
  • Africa
  • The EU
  • Foreign policy
  • Europe
  • Africa
  • The EU
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Scientific article

Restructuring state power in Sudan

Developing post-conflict economic policies in Sudan remains a significant challenge for the Sudanese transitional government and the international community. This article argues that understanding the conflict, its costs and the progress made during the current peace agreement are essential for advancing policy reforms in Sudan. The Sudanese transitional government has attempted to implement reforms, but little progress has been made because the civilian elements operate outside of the existing state power. The previous regimes policies sustained conflict(s) through both passive and active enablement of the Sudanese security forces, which means that the restructuring of state power is essential to place Sudan on the right course towards sustained democracy. This article posits that addressing structural reforms in Sudan means establishing control over the economy, defense, and security sectors.

  • Security policy
  • Economic growth
  • Africa
  • Conflict
  • Governance
  • Security policy
  • Economic growth
  • Africa
  • Conflict
  • Governance
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