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Author: Balázs Szalontai

  • North Korea’s Peace Offensive—At Whose Expense?

    April 11, 2018by Balázs Szalontai

    To assess the prospects and risks of inter-Korean rapprochement, one needs to explain, first of all, why North Korean leaders—after scornfully rebuffing Moon Jae-in’s earlier efforts to engage Pyongyang—have switched to a more flexible policy.

    Analysisnonproliferation, North Korea
  • North Korea’s Strategy: What’s Mine is Mine, But We Should Divide Yours

    North Korea Tensions
    November 6, 2017by Balázs Szalontai

    In recent months, threats broadcast by the North Korean media have reached a scale that is extreme even by Pyongyang’s standards. The Korean Central News Agency warned leaders in South Korea (ROK) that “the whole of south Korea will be turned into a barren land in a moment if they dare to provoke.” In light of these threats, the question naturally arises: what do the North Korean leaders actually want to achieve?

    Analysisnonproliferation, North Korea

This week

  • Why a Far-Right Surge Won’t Change EU Migration Policy

    February 15, 2019by Monica Li

    While on some subjects reform can appear implausible, there are still numerous migration-related issues where the parliament has been able to act.

    Analysiseurope, Migration
  • Security, Violence Could Impact Outcome of Nigeria’s Election

    February 14, 2019by Ryan Cummings

    Questions around domestic security will continue to be of concern to the elected government, who will need to be aware that the consequences of insecurity could define Nigeria’s socio-political stability well…

    Analysisafrica, elections

Trending

  • How Vietnam’s Transition Experience May be Helpful for North Korea Today

    February 8, 2019by Bradley O. Babson

    While the natural endowments, economic structures, and demographics are very different between the two countries, there are several aspects of Vietnam’s…

    Analysisasia, North Korea
  • Are Mercenaries Friends or Foes of African Governments and the UN?

    February 7, 2019by Arthur Boutellis

    In recent years, a new generation of “guns for hire” appears to be emerging, prompting questions for both African governments and the UN.

    Analysisafrica, security
  • UN-Backed Anti-Corruption Efforts Provoke a Backlash in Guatemala

    February 5, 2019by William D. Stanley and Charles T. Call

    President Morales’ moves against CICIG represented a significant turnabout for a politician who originally campaigned on an anti-corruption platform, praised CICIG early in his term, and renewed CICIG’s…

    Analysisamericas, justice
  • Key Global Events to Watch in February

    February 1, 2019by the Global Observatory

    At the start of every month, the Global Observatory posts a list of key upcoming meetings and events that have implications for global affairs.

    Key Events
  • Improving “Notification” Critical to Safe Humanitarian Work

    January 24, 2019by Alice Debarre

    Improving the effectiveness of notification practices is critical to ensuring humanitarian assistance and protection can be safely delivered.

    Analysishumanitarian…
  • What Kind of Leadership Does Sustaining Peace Require?

    January 18, 2019by Youssef Mahmoud

    Much has been written about leaders, about peace, and most recently about peace leadership, but little about leadership for sustaining peace.

    Analysispeacebuilding, sustaining peac…
  • The Children of ISIS Foreign Fighters: Are Protection and National Security in Opposition?

    December 18, 2018by Aïssata Athie

    In the current context of increased securitization and a focus on counter-terrorism, states are grappling…

    Analysismiddle east, terrorism
  • Key Global Events to Watch in December

    November 30, 2018by the Global Observatory

    At the start of every month, the Global Observatory posts a list of key upcoming meetings and events that have implications for global affairs. 

    Key Events
  • What Will it Take to Stabilize Afghanistan?

    November 15, 2018by Neha Ansari

    The Taliban have refused to negotiate or speak with the Afghan government, claiming they are illegitimate foreign puppets. At the same time they have also intensified their attacks.

    Analysisasia, peace processes
  • Without Prioritization of Peace and Women’s Leadership, WPS in Peril

    October 25, 2018by Youssef Mahmoud

    A number of developments have emerged over the past few years indicating that the WPS agenda is under stress, if not in peril.

    Analysiswomen peace and…
  • In US Failure to Pay Peacekeeping Bills, Larger UN Financing Questions Raised

    October 23, 2018by Paul D. Williams

    The UN’s special political missions are paid for out of the UN’s regular budget, but paying for most peacekeeping missions involving police and military…

    Analysispeacekeeping, united nations
  • Is “Human Rights” a Western Concept?

    October 17, 2018Ahmed Shaheed and Rose Parris Richter

    Critics of the notion that human rights are universal often assert that human rights originated in the West, reflect Western interests, and are a weapon of cultural hegemony or a new form of imperialism.

    Analysishuman rights
  • With DRC Election in December, MONUSCO, Squeezed by Political and Budgetary Pressures, Labors On

    August 22, 2018by Fred Carver

    This is a delicate year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with a…

    Analysisafrica, peacekeeping
  • Nailing Down the Primacy of Politics in UN Peacekeeping: An Insider Perspective

    August 16, 2018by Karin Landgren

    The A4P process doesn’t introduce fresh proposals, but Security Council members can make good use of it to review their expectations of existing UN…

    AnalysisA4P, peacekeeping
  • Five Frequently Asked Questions on the Inclusion of Women in Peace Processes

    August 6, 2018by Sarah Taylor

    There are often an array of questions expressed that in some way relate to the fundamental question: “why women?”

    Analysispeace processes, women peace and…
  • Four Fast Facts on Denuclearization

    June 14, 2018by Samir Ashraf

    The uniqueness of the North Korean situation makes the road towards any denuclearization long and complex.

    Analysisnonprolifera…, North Korea
  • Can FemWise-Africa Make Mediation Work for Sustaining Peace?

    June 7, 2018by Youssef Mahmoud

    FemWise-Africa has an ambitious agenda which, in order to implement, will require challenging some of the foundational assumptions of mediation.

    Analysismediation, sustaining peac…
  • Climate Conflicts: Myth or Reality?

    March 5, 2018by Hayley Stevenson

    Climate change risks are directly related to the present scale of mitigation action. So what can we expect in the years ahead?

    Analysisclimate change
  • Are UN Peacekeeping Missions Moving Toward “Chapter Seven and a Half” Operations?

    February 12, 2018by John Karlsrud

    The Cruz report is a welcome contribution to supporting reform, strengthening self-protection, and improving the effectiveness…

    Analysiscruz report, peacekeeping
  • The Cyprus Negotiations: What Went Wrong?

    July 11, 2017by Gregoris Ioannou

    The fact that Greece and Turkey were directly involved in the process through their foreign ministers allowed them to at least partially subsume the Cyprus peace process within the broader frame of Greco-Turkish relations.

    Analysiseurope, peace processes

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