Despite many challenges, MINUSCA has undoubtedly helped to protect civilians and extend state authority—two essential tasks of its current mandate.
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If women’s participation is to actually be meaningful, pushes to increase women’s participation should move beyond gender stereotypes and “add women and stir” calls for parity.
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Despite the positive conclusions of statistical studies, not enough is known about how peace operations contribute to reducing violence and sustaining peace in specific cases.
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The attack shows that despite losing its founder and some of its top commanders in the Middle East last month, IS has fighters loyal to its cause and has strengthened in Africa.
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As the world watches the US–China confrontation play out on the international stage, few are paying attention to the heart of Eurasia where a sea change is happening.
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A strong partnership between Mogadishu and the regions is vital to a unified counterinsurgency effort.
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Over a month after the president dissolved congress, some fundamental questions about the future of Peru’s institutions and its politics remain unanswered.
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Lebanon has experienced numerous popular movements in its modern history, but none as distinctly focused on re-hauling the entire system like the current protests.
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While it has been difficult to obtain robust data on the issue at hand, there are reasons to believe that the gendered human rights violations committed by some contractors are not isolated phenomena.
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The extent to which this rhetorical support translates into outcomes in the Security Council and lifesaving work on the ground remains to be seen.
