Global Observatory Series: The Cruz Report

Remembering Winnie Mandela

April 18, 2018by John L. Hirsch

Winnie Mandela will be remembered as a person of great courage who worked for a greater cause throughout a very difficult life.

No Sleeping Beauty: A Framework for Coordinated Defense in the EU

April 16, 2018by Stephanie Liechtenstein

Despite the concerns of critics, it is now up to the EU member states to grasp the opportunity and show the political will to engage in true strategic common cooperation on defense.

A Democratic Transition and the Return of an Ex-Military Leader in Sierra Leone

April 12, 2018by John L. Hirsch and Lidia Cano

In Julius Maada Bio’s favor is the pragmatism that he has thus far demonstrated, though there should still be no doubt about the magnitude of the…

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.

Can Peacebuilding Work for Sustaining Peace?

April 10, 2018Youssef Mahmoud and Anupah Makoond

A key question at this stage is how the gaps in the peacebuilding paradigm can best be addressed to foster greater ownership and effective implementation of the emerging concept of “sustaining peace.”

Water Cooperation—Necessary and Challenging: Q&A with Danilo Türk and Sundeep Waslekar

April 6, 2018by Samir Ashraf and Renata Bolotova

Danilo Türk and Sundeep Waslekar explain the complexities of cooperation over water and…

Harnessing “People Power” Key to Strengthening UN Peace Efforts

April 4, 2018by Tabatha Thompson and Maria J. Stephan

As the UN aims to more efficiently promote peace, how prepared is it to actually work with the nonviolent grassroots movements that have proven to be…

Key Global Events to Watch in April

April 2, 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.

Blue Nile Dam Nears Completion; Tripartite Agreement Remains Contentious

March 29, 2018by Gabrielle Reid and Bilaal Bassiouni

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project is due to be completed later this year. The $5 billion project is expected to take between five and 15 years to fill—in a…

Ethiopia Plans for New Prime Minister, But Crisis Has Deep Challenges

March 26, 2018by Jon Abbink

Though the TPLF has played a historic role in Ethiopia, its current model of rule is outdated. Even supposing that the government can “restore order,” what kind of order will that be?

Unpacking the UN Secretary-General’s New Report on Sustaining Peace

March 22, 2018by Paige Arthur

As much as the report offers, and it certainly ticks all the boxes from the sustaining peace resolutions, there is too much in it that is left unsatisfyingly “to be determined.”

Half the Peace: The Fear Challenge and the Case for Promoting Peace

March 19, 2018by Peter Coleman

The vast majority of published research on peace focuses on negative peace, or the elimination of overt forms of violence. What is also needed is the promotion, measurement, and tracking of those factors that foster peacefulness…

The Unaddressed Plight of Internally Displaced Persons

March 16, 2018by Alice Debarre

IDPs are among the most vulnerable people in the world, and the number of those fleeing violence and conflict in 2016 was estimated at 40.3 million. This is nearly double the number of refugees worldwide.

What Does the New Women, Peace, and Security Index Measure?

March 13, 2018by Anne Marie Goetz

The ambitious “Women, Peace, and Security Index” (WPS Index) makes up for the omission of gender inequality measures in conflict monitoring frameworks, state fragility analyses, political instability estimates, and various indicators from leading think tanks.

Author: John Karlsrud

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

This week

Local Peacebuilders Share Views on Challenges to Sustaining Peace

UN Peacekeeping: Back to Basics Is Not Backwards

Remembering Winnie Mandela

No Sleeping Beauty: A Framework for Coordinated Defense in the EU

A Democratic Transition and the Return of an Ex-Military Leader in Sierra Leone

North Korea’s Peace Offensive—At Whose Expense?

Can Peacebuilding Work for Sustaining Peace?

Water Cooperation—Necessary and Challenging: Q&A with Danilo Türk and Sundeep Waslekar

Harnessing “People Power” Key to Strengthening UN Peace Efforts

Key Global Events to Watch in April

Blue Nile Dam Nears Completion; Tripartite Agreement Remains Contentious

Ethiopia Plans for New Prime Minister, But Crisis Has Deep Challenges

Unpacking the UN Secretary-General’s New Report on Sustaining Peace

Half the Peace: The Fear Challenge and the Case for Promoting Peace

The Unaddressed Plight of Internally Displaced Persons

What Does the New Women, Peace, and Security Index Measure?

Cruz on His Report: Q&A with Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz

Strengthening UN Peacekeeping: Placing the Santos Cruz Report in Context

Organized Crime: Fueling Corruption and Mali’s Desert War

Can the Secretary-General and UN Deliver on the Sustaining Peace Agenda?

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

Cruz Report: The Politics of Force and the United Nations’ Peacekeeping Trilemma

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