Thokozani Chazema

Thokozani Chazema is an Internal Fellow at the College of International Security Affairs in Washington, D.C., and a Colonel in the Malawi Defense Force. His professional experience spans operational command, defense policy, and regional security cooperation. His research focuses on extremism, African security institutions, civil‑military relations, and the strategic implications of great‑power competition on the continent. He developed this analysis as part of his work in the “Cooperation and Conflict in Africa” program. He has published on counterterrorism, governance, and security sector reform in Africa.