Available data collected from international and local media since November 2015 points to more than 1,200 people reported killed during the protests.
Available data collected from international and local media since November 2015 points to more than 1,200 people reported killed during the protests.
While on some subjects reform can appear implausible, there are still numerous migration-related issues where the parliament has been able to act.
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…
While the natural endowments, economic structures, and demographics are very different between the two countries, there are several aspects of Vietnam’s…
In recent years, a new generation of “guns for hire” appears to be emerging, prompting questions for both African governments and the UN.
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…
At the start of every month, the Global Observatory posts a list of key upcoming meetings and events that have implications for global affairs.
Overall, the government’s foreign and security policy priorities have indeed been primarily focused on northern Syrian territories controlled by the YPG. There are, however, important domestic considerations.
An examination of peace and justice initiatives in CAR raises a variety of questions about the country’s peace process.
Improving the effectiveness of notification practices is critical to ensuring humanitarian assistance and protection can be safely delivered.
Much has been written about leaders, about peace, and most recently about peace leadership, but little about leadership for sustaining peace.
In the current context of increased securitization and a focus on counter-terrorism, states are grappling…
At the start of every month, the Global Observatory posts a list of key upcoming meetings and events that have implications for global affairs.
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.
A number of developments have emerged over the past few years indicating that the WPS agenda is under stress, if not in peril.
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…
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.
This is a delicate year in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with a…
There are often an array of questions expressed that in some way relate to the fundamental question: “why women?”
July’s outburst of anger points to several factors driving southern Iraqi instability that extend beyond the recent escalating protest movement.
The uniqueness of the North Korean situation makes the road towards any denuclearization long and complex.
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.”
Climate change risks are directly related to the present scale of mitigation action. So what can we expect in the years ahead?
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