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Tag: sahel

  • The International Community’s Soft Acceptance of the Coup in Mali

    Mali Coup
    September 3, 2020by Alex Thurston

    The soft acceptance of the coup is ultimately a soft acceptance of the status quo in Mali.

    Analysismali, sahel
  • Extremism, Displacement, and COVID-19 in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin

    Nigeria IDP Camp
    September 1, 2020by Ilhan Dahir

    Responding to extremist violence and displacement-related issues will depend on decisiveness and more significant coordination.

    Analysisafrica, sahel, terrorism
  • Shake-up of G5 Sahel Joint Force Starts at Home, in Mali

    July 27, 2018by Arthur Boutellis

    The joint force should not become yet another pretext for not carrying out the needed governance reforms.

    Analysismali, sahel
  • Organized Crime: Fueling Corruption and Mali’s Desert War

    February 27, 2018by Benno Zogg

    In discussions of Mali’s chronic problems, one factor tends to be overlooked: organized crime.

    Analysissahel, transnational organized crime
  • Wake-Up Call Needed Despite Progress in Mali: Interview with Bert Koenders

    October 18, 2013by Warren Hoge

    A presidential election has been held and a peace agreement signed, but recent attacks show the need for more international support in Mali.

    Interviewsafrica, fragile states, mali, sahel
  • Chad, Once Forgotten by the UN, is Back, Front and Center

    June 26, 2013by Arthur Boutellis

    In the span of a few years, Chad has become a new regional power and a credible African voice.

    Analysispeacekeeping, sahel, united nations
  • Six Issues the International Donor Conference for Mali Should Focus On

    May 15, 2013by Emmanuel Bombande and Peter van Tuijl

    Supporting Mali means providing human security in the West Africa region as a whole, with ECOWAS taking the lead.

    Analysisafrica, mali, sahel
  • “Perilous Desert” Finds Interconnected Threats and Solutions in the Sahara

    May 2, 2013by Fiona Blyth

    The daunting drivers of insecurity in the Sahara are discussed in this collection of seven articles.

    Further Readingafrica, mali, sahel
  • What the UN Needs to Be Clear About Before it Takes the Lead in Mali

    April 12, 2013by Emmanuel Bombande and Peter van Tuijl

    These are the main issues the Security Council need to consider in response to the Secretary-General’s report.

    Analysisafrica, mali, peacekeeping, sahel
  • Mali’s Peacekeeping Mission: Full-Fledged Behemoth, or Have Lessons Been Learned?

    March 12, 2013by Arthur Boutellis

    With a peacekeeping mission in Mali almost certain, opportunities abound for the UN to do things differently.

    Analysisafrica, mali, peace and security, peacekeeping, sahel
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  • 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
  • The Plan to Save the Iran Deal Needs Private-Sector Buy-In

    January 22, 2021by Darya Dolzikova

    The degree to which sanctions-lifting translates to economic relief depends in no small part on the willingness of the private sector to engage with the Iranian market.

    Analysisiran, middle east, sanctions

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  • Local Mediation and UN Peace Operations

    January 21, 2021Arthur Boutellis, Delphine Mechoulan, and Marie-Joëlle Zahar

    Local mediation efforts can also help manage and resolve conflicts more durably and support the implementation of peace agreements.

    Analysispeacebuilding, peacekeeping
  • “Downsizing Survivor Syndrome” in UN Peace Operations

    January 19, 2021by Katharina P. Coleman

    To preserve mission productivity, the UN must do more to avoid downsizing survivor syndrome in its peace operations.

    Analysispeacekeeping
  • The Roots of Pre-Election Carnage by Ugandan Security Forces

    January 15, 2021by Sylvie Namwase

    It is time for Uganda to enact laws in keeping with international standards and redefine the relationship between police and military during law enforcement.

    Analysisafrica, elections
  • 2020 Editor’s Choice: Global Observatory Must Reads

    December 23, 2020by the Global Observatory

    The editors have assembled some of 2020’s “must read” articles that were not about the pandemic, noteworthy either for their analysis, topic, timeliness, and/or popularity.

    Further Reading
  • Rising Numbers Flee Ethiopia as Internal Conflict Persists

    December 21, 2020by Ilhan Dahir

    The conflict in Ethiopia has already claimed many lives and led to a major new displacement flow in the East Africa region.

    Analysisafrica, refugees
  • Safeguarding Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    December 10, 2020by Joshua Wimpey, Markus Goldstein, Paula Gonzalez Martinez and Sreelakshmi Papineni

    COVID-19 has put all progress towards women’s empowerment made so far at risk.

    Analysiscoronavirus, women peace and…
  • Renewed Scrutiny of Citizenship Laws in the Gulf in COVID-19 Era

    December 8, 2020by Dalya Al Alawi

    While the pandemic continues its march through the region, movements to change discriminatory citizenship laws have gained strength.

    Analysiscoronavirus, middle east
  • With Multilateral Efforts Bypassed in Nagorno-Karabakh, OSCE Struggles to Find Role

    December 3, 2020by Stephanie Liechtenstein

    The ceasefire deal confirmed geopolitical realities and further strengthened Russian influence in the region, with Turkey also having a foot in the door.

    Analysisasia, frozen conflict…
  • Empowering “We the Peoples” in the UN’s 75th Year

    December 2, 2020Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu and Michaela Millender

    The UN75 report produced ten key findings that highlighted what respondents felt were both immediate and long-term priorities.

    Analysisunited nations
  • 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…
  • Sustaining Feminist Curiosity for the Future of Women, Peace, and Security: Q&A with Cynthia Enloe

    October 6, 2020by Phoebe Donnelly

    Dr. Enloe talks about the state of the WPS agenda, how to ensure it is not overly-simplified and narrowed, and how its advocates can continue to remain hopeful and curious feminists.

    Interviewswomen peace and…, WPSat20
  • Challenges to Sustainably Increasing Women’s Participation and Gender Equality in Peacekeeping

    October 2, 2020by Lisa Sharland

    If sustainable reforms are not implemented then it is unlikely the goals to increase the number of women in peacekeeping will be realized over the next decade.

    Analysisfutureofpeac…, peacekeeping
  • Whatever Future Holds for Peace Operations, Peacebuilding Must Be More Local and Plural

    September 25, 2020by Youssef Mahmoud

    A world that seems unmoored and in disarray has undeniable implications for the UN’s work, particularly in the area of peace and security.

    Analysisfutureofpeac…, peacekeeping
  • Extremism, Displacement, and COVID-19 in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin

    September 1, 2020by Ilhan Dahir

    Responding to extremist violence and displacement-related issues will depend on decisiveness and more significant coordination.

    Analysisafrica, sahel, terrorism
  • How the New UN Mission in Sudan Can Succeed

    August 25, 2020Philipp Jahn, Gerrit Kurtz, Peter Schumann

    The polarized political landscape in Sudan has already affected the planning process for UNITAMS.

    Analysisafrica, peacekeeping
  • What Happened to the Nexus Approach in the COVID-19 Response?

    June 19, 2020by Damian Lilly

    The global, swift, and devastating nature of the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the need to finally put the nexus theory into practice, both for this crisis and those to come.

    Analysiscoronavirus, development, humanitarian…
  • 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…
  • Examining the Longer-Term Effects of COVID-19 on UN Peacekeeping Operations

    May 13, 2020by Cedric de Coning

    Some new practices are specific to the pandemic and will change over time, while others are likely to be more lasting.

    Analysiscoronavirus, peacekeeping
  • 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

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