Edward Kaweesi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Makerere University, Uganda. He benefited from DAAD scholarships for both his Master of Arts, obtained at Makerere University, and his Doctoral Studies in Political Science at the University of Erfurt in Germany. He also received specialised training in Research Grant Writing from the University of Cologne under the DIES-DAAD ProGrant Programme. Kaweezi’s research agenda is on Political Ideas-Theories and New Frontiers of National Security.