UN Special Rapporteur Fionnuala Ní Aoláin discusses the challenges that emerge as states increasingly frame conflict and violence through a terrorism lens, rather than a peace lens, and the repercussions for local mediation and human rights endeavors.
Interviews
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Robert O. Mendelsohn, professor of forest policy and economics at Yale University, discusses the global forces creating unprecedented changes over the next few centuries, including climate change, and why he is optimistic about the future.
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I wanted the feminist foreign policy to be practical. To me, it’s not about identity as much as it is a matter of checking on the three Rs: rights, representation, and resources.
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It has been six weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine and the conflict is devolving into a stalemate. Paul Poast discusses the responses of NATO, the shifts in EU defense policies, and how this war might end.
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Disha Sarkar, a climate advocate and a YOUNGO youth delegate at the COP26 climate talks, discusses “ground level” advocacy and promoting the inclusion of youth in global decision-making.
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In this first interview since being appointed president and CEO of the International Peace Institute (IPI) in March 2020, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein shares his views on the Women, Peace and Security agenda and the role of the United Nations.
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Why do warring parties turn to United Nations peacekeeping and peacemaking even when they think it will fail? Dr. Anjali Dayal draws critical insights from two of the organization’s most important efforts in maintaining international peace and security.
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Rehema Zaid, an activist in Kenya, discusses the experiences of local actors working on gender and preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE).
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Nisreen Elsaim, a Sudanese climate activist and Chair of the Sudan Youth Organization on Climate Change, is a member of the secretary-general’s youth advisory group on climate change.
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Madeleine Rees, secretary-general of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, discusses the state of the WPS agenda and lessons for the COVID-19 pandemic.
