Skip to content

IPI Global Observatory

Daily analysis in your inbox
  • Analysis
  • Interviews
  • Series
  • Features
  • About
  • Follow Us
    • Subscribe to our newsletter
    • Follow us on Twitter
    • Join us on Facebook
    • Flux RSS
    • Live Audio and Video
  • Daily analysis in your inbox
  • Topics & regions

    Most Popular

    • Arab Spring | 57 articles
    • Central Asia | 35 articles
    • Climate Change | 31 articles
    • Conflict | 111 articles
    • Democracy | 45 articles
    • Development | 60 articles
    • Elections | 120 articles
    • Fragile States | 74 articles
    • Health and Security | 35 articles
    • Humanitarian Affairs | 99 articles
    • Justice | 46 articles
    • Mali | 34 articles
    • Mass Protest | 40 articles
    • Peace and Security | 86 articles
    • Peace Processes | 87 articles
    • Peacebuilding | 56 articles
    • Peacekeeping | 158 articles
    • Rebel Groups | 38 articles
    • Resources | 39 articles
    • Rule Of Law | 33 articles
    • Somalia | 34 articles
    • Southeast Asia | 48 articles
    • Statebuilding | 57 articles
    • Syria | 81 articles
    • Technology | 32 articles
    • Terrorism | 112 articles
    • United Nations | 187 articles
    • Women Peace and Security | 97 articles
    Explore All Topics & Regions

    Regions

    • Africa | 348 articles
    • Americas | 90 articles
    • Asia | 95 articles
    • Europe | 87 articles
    • Middle East | 207 articles

Author: Justyna Szczudlik-Tatar

  • After One Year of China’s New Leadership, Signs of a Different Approach

    March 5, 2014by Justyna Szczudlik-Tatar

    The author examines four changes in the approach of China’s new leadership after only a year in power.

    Analysisasia, development

This week

  • Learning From Recent Independent Reviews of UN Peace Operations

    April 22, 2021by Daniel Forti

    While independent reviews have evolved, there are some unresolved dynamics that will impact their viability moving forward.

    Analysispeacekeeping
  • Emerging Lessons from Implementing Climate-Related Peace and Security Mandates

    April 20, 2021Cedric de Coning, Florian Krampe, and Jake Sherman

    Efforts to translate climate and environmental-related mandates into policies and practices are a work in progress, and can benefit from ongoing learning, monitoring, and adaptation.

    Analysisclimate change, peacekeeping

Trending

  • How the UN Can Help Ensure Non-State Armed Groups Protect Civilians

    April 16, 2021by Luciana Vosniak

    The UN is strategically positioned to engage with non-state armed groups in many issues relevant to civilian protection.

    Analysishumanitarian…
  • A Decade of Developments in Peace Operations

    April 14, 2021by Paul D. Williams

    A closer look at the last decade of peace operations highlights ten macro-level trends.

    Analysis
  • Human or Machine? Lessons from the Use of Technology in the Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

    April 12, 2021by Andreas Wittkowsky

    Peace operations, as well as humanitarian and development actors, are increasingly using technological means, which raises the question of how much of a “human touch” is still essential.

    Analysiseurope, technology
  • Impunity and Police Brutality Characterize Rise in Femicides in Mexico

    April 7, 2021by Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

    The recent murder of a woman refugee in Mexico sheds light on the violence experienced by women, undocumented migrants, and the economically disenfranchised.

    Analysisamericas, police
  • Key Global Events to Watch in April

    April 1, 2021by the Global Observatory

    A list of key upcoming meetings and events that have implications for global affairs compiled by the Global Observatory.

    Key Events
  • The Exclusion of Women’s Voices from Afghan Peace Talks Remains the Norm

    March 30, 2021by Masooma Rahmaty

    As the peace talks gain momentum again, ensuring that women’s voices are sufficiently represented in peace efforts should be a top priority.

    AnalysisAfghanistan, asia, peace processes
  • Growing Insurgency in Mozambique Poses Danger to Southern Africa

    March 26, 2021by Philip Obaji Jr.

    A lack of concrete action could turn southeast Africa into an unstable region akin to parts of West Africa.

    Analysisafrica, terrorism
  • To End Violence Against Women, We Need to Imagine New Futures

    March 25, 2021Marie Berry and Milli Lake

    Any conversation about eliminating violence against women needs to look clearly at the police as a source of insecurity and violence in women’s lives.

    Analysispolice, women peace and…
  • Looking Beyond Conflict to Address Climate Change Impacts in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

    March 19, 2021by Evyn Papworth

    An understanding of the gendered insecurities entrenched by natural disasters points to the need to expand the scope of the WPS agenda in order to address the structural violence of the climate crisis.

    Analysisclimate change, women peace and…
  • Securing a Plan for Ending the War in Afghanistan

    March 16, 2021David Cortright and Madhav Joshi

    The alternative to a negotiated peace agreement and new security arrangements is a continuation of the present war with its devastating human consequences.

    AnalysisAfghanistan, asia
  • Where is UN Counterterrorism Headed 20 Years After 9/11? 

    February 26, 2021Eric Rosand and Alistair Millar

    Our knowledge of the threat of violent extremism and how to address it will continue to increase. The size of the UN’s bureaucracy should not have to grow with it.

    Analysisterrorism, united nations
  • Regional Special Forces Pose Threat to Peace and Security in Ethiopia

    February 22, 2021by Bereket Tsegay

    The peace and security arrangement between federal and regional states has allowed special forces to instigate conflicts in unique ways.

    Analysisafrica, peace and secur…
  • The Tigray Conflict in Ethiopia: Post-War Ramifications and International Response

    January 25, 2021by Jon Abbink

    Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his government are wary of the interference, complaints, and demands made by the international community.

    Analysisafrica, conflict
  • How Can Artificial Intelligence Help Curb Deforestation in the Amazon?

    November 23, 2020by Adriana Erthal Abdenur

    Some of the most promising innovations for enhancing the monitoring of forests involve artificial intelligence.

    Analysisclimate change, climate2020
  • The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Peace and Conflict

    October 23, 2020by Katariina Mustasilta

    What happened to the pandemic being a catalyst for peaceful processes?

    Analysiscoronavirus, peace and secur…
  • Incompatible Bedfellows: UN Peace Operations and Counterterrorism

    September 29, 2020Larry Attree and Jordan Street

    The UN’s long-standing role in supporting negotiated solutions to conflict has not yet been squared with its simultaneous embrace of counterterrorism.

    Analysisfutureofpeac…, peacekeeping
  • The Impact of COVID-19 on the Protection of Cultural Heritage

    June 17, 2020by Nadia Al-Said

    While there is a pressing need to invest in the future given the pandemic’s impact, this is not fully possible without incorporating cultural heritage.

    Analysiscoronavirus, cultural herita…
  • Will Lessons from Cholera in Haiti Be Applied to COVID-19?

    May 6, 2020Adam R. Houston and Beatrice Lindstrom

    While the UN is making efforts to apply lessons from the cholera epidemic, there are reasons to question whether the reforms are adequate.

    Analysispeacekeeping
  • How Has the WHO Responded to the COVID-19 Pandemic?

    April 30, 2020by Lucia Mullen

    What is clear from the range of interventions and steps taken is that the WHO has been involved in almost all aspects of the response.

    Analysis
  • The Effectiveness of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

    December 19, 2019by Alexandra Novosseloff

    As steps to wind down the mission begin, it is important to assess the impact of MONUSCO’s various activities.

    Analysisdemocratic repu…, peacekeeping

Latest tweets:

@ipinstGO

Follow Us:

Facebook Twitter Youtube RSS

Subscribe to our newsletter:

Subscription page

About the Global Observatory

The Global Observatory provides timely analysis on peace and security issues by experts, journalists, and policymakers. It is published by the International Peace Institute. The views expressed here represent those of the contributors and not IPI.

About the International Peace Institute

The International Peace Institute is an independent, international think tank located in New York, Vienna, and Manama, dedicated to the settlement and prevention of armed conflict.

© 2021 IPI International Peace Institute | Privacy Policy