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The Global Centre for Policy and Strategy (GLOCEPS) provides strategic linkage between experience and research, bringing together outstanding professionals, thought leaders, and academia to advance key issues on diplomacy, security and development.

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Research Focus Areas

Our Five Pillars

GLOCEPS work cuts across five interconnected pillars addressing the most pressing challenges facing Eastern Africa and the broader region.

Foreign Policy
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Foreign Policy

Analysing diplomatic relations, regional integration through the EAC and IGAD, and international partnerships shaping Eastern Africa's global engagement including BRICS membership and bilateral alliances.

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Governance & Ethics
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Governance & Ethics

Promoting accountability, democratic processes, and ethical leadership in public governance.

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Security & Defence
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Security & Defence

Examining national security frameworks, counter-terrorism, and regional defence cooperation.

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Development
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Development

Driving sustainable economic growth, innovation, and inclusive development strategies.

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Transnational Organized Crimes
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Transnational Organized Crimes

Combating trafficking, money laundering, and cross-border criminal networks.

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Research Publications
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Countries Engaged
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Policy Dialogues
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Events & Dialogues

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GLOCEPS in a Consortium with BRAC –IGD and ETHOS Wins Southern Voice SVGD 2027 Flagship Programme Grant for Global Development
News Mar 27, 2026

GLOCEPS in a Consortium with BRAC –IGD and ETHOS Wins Southern Voice SVGD 2027 Flagship Programme Grant for Global Development

The Global Centre for Policy and Strategy (GLOCEPS), based in Kenya, East Africa, has secured a competitive research grant under the Southern Voice SVGD 2027 flagship programme, in partnership with the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development in Bangladesh, South Asia, and Ethos Innovation in Public Policy in Mexico, Latin America. The cross-continental consortium will […]

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Gloceps Chair Brig (Rtd) Wilson Boinett Launches  Webinar Series On Institutionalizing The Raila Odinga Legacy for The Africa We Want
News Mar 25, 2026

Gloceps Chair Brig (Rtd) Wilson Boinett Launches Webinar Series On Institutionalizing The Raila Odinga Legacy for The Africa We Want

Brigadier (Rtd) Wilson Boinett, Chair of the GLOCEPS Council of Advisers, officially launched the institution’s inaugural webinar series on 25th March 2026 See event details. The series, titled Institutionalizing the Raila Odinga Legacy: Constitutionalism, Democratic Reform, and the Realization of African Union Agenda 2063, marked the beginning of a high-level policy dialogue on governance resilience and ethical […]

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Dr. Kenedy Asembo, GLOCEPS Executive Director, participated in the Strengthening Think Tanks Project workshop from 23–25 March 2026 in Nairobi.
News Mar 23, 2026

Dr. Kenedy Asembo, GLOCEPS Executive Director, participated in the Strengthening Think Tanks Project workshop from 23–25 March 2026 in Nairobi.

Convened by Southern Voice, the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), the workshop brought together 14 think tanks from Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Senegal, and South Africa to address persistent gaps between research evidence and policymaking. Using the newly co-created Resilience and Sustainability Self-Assessment Framework for think tanks […]

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