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Explore our interviews with analysts, academics and practitioners from across the Global South and underrepresented regions. Through focused conversations, Security Observer brings local expertise and independent perspectives to global debates on security, geopolitics, defence and international affairs.
Experts and scholars
Together, we connect local expertise with wider international debates and collaborative research.
NIGERIA
Quadri Akanji
Geopolitical analyst and global strategist, specialising in international relations, democracy and African political development.
PARAGUAY
María José Centeno
Artist and specialist in Paraguay’s traditional crafts and cultural heritage
TUNISIA
Dr Nizar Chaari
Senior Consultant in Strategy, Governance, and Leadership
Our team brings together analysts, academics and practitioners from across the Global South, combining regional knowledge with expertise in security and geopolitics. Their diverse backgrounds support independent analysis grounded in local realities.
Monitoring security
Opinion
Kibang Cedrick Zuo-Kom
In this episode, Mikael Darbinian speaks with geopolitical and security analyst Kibang Cedrick Zuo-Kom about why Cameroon matters so much to Central and West Africa. The conversation explores Cameroon’s strategic location, its role as a trade and transit hub through Douala and Kribi, its relationship with Nigeria, Chad and the Central African Republic, and the security challenges shaping the country’s future.
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Security Observer is an independent platform amplifying expert voices from the Global South, creating space for underrepresented professionals to share analysis, insight and informed perspectives on security issues.
Mission: To provide an independent platform for experts from the Global South to contribute analysis, insight and informed perspectives on security issues.
Objective To address the imbalance in whose expertise is recognised in international security debates by elevating perspectives that are too often overlooked, and by fostering a more inclusive, balanced and credible exchange of ideas.
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