Dr Gabriel G. G. Malebang is a Political Science Lecturer in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies at the University of Botswana. He was previously the Head of the Politics and Diplomacy Sector at SADC. His areas of academic interest are Peacebuilding, Infrastructures for Peace (I4Ps), Regional Cooperation, Conflict Transformation, Foreign Policy Analysis, Diplomacy, National Security Policy, Countering Violent Extremism and Governing Democratic Elections.