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Tag: somalia

  • The Positive Impacts and Challenges Facing the African Union Mission in Somalia

    Somalia Security
    December 3, 2019by Paul D. Williams

    Overall, AMISOM had made progress on its three current strategic objectives, however, the mission continues to face difficult challenges and limitations.

    Analysisafrican union, somalia
  • State-Level Military Forces Can Potentially Turn Tide in War Against al-Shabaab

    Somalia al-Shabaab
    November 7, 2019by Colin Robinson

    A strong partnership between Mogadishu and the regions is vital to a unified counterinsurgency effort.

    Analysisafrica, somalia
  • Inadequate Strategies to Protect Somalis Undermine Efforts to Defeat al-Shabaab

    May 9, 2018by Harley Henigson

    AMISOM’s lack of civilian protection and unwillingness to be held to account for collateral civilian casualties has fostered distrust between the African Union (AU) peace operation and the Somali population.

    Analysisextremism, somalia
  • Can Somalia Find the Debt Relief Necessary for Development?

    July 6, 2017by Ilya Gridneff

    Despite the goodwill, or general belief that debt relief is critical for Somalia’s development, key international partners still need to fully embrace the process.

    Analysisdevelopment, somalia
  • Can Military Might Alone Defeat al-Shabaab?

    March 21, 2017by Mustafa Bananay

    Understanding the enduring appeal of al-Shabaab—and the failure of state authorities to counter, or even prevent their activities from aiding it—will be key to forming a new security pact for Somalia.

    Analysisextremism, somalia
  • Somalia “Pregnant with Possibility” Ahead of Election: Q&A with Michael Keating

    February 7, 2017by John L. Hirsch

    Michael Keating, the United Nations’ special representative for Somalia, discusses the political and security situation in the country.

    Interviewselections, somalia
  • Al-Shabaab Strategy Shifts Toward Clans as Presidential Election Looms

    January 27, 2017by Ilya Gridneff

    This week’s deadly al-Shabaab attacks on a Mogadishu hotel and Kenyan troops attached to an African Union peacekeeping mission are a reminder that the militant group’s influence across Somalia owes much more to its strategy of capitalizing on clan and political grievances than to the appeal of its jihadist ideology.The assault on the Dayah Hotel on Wednesday, […]

    Analysiselections, extremism, somalia
  • Paying for AMISOM: Are Politics and Bureaucracy Undermining the AU’s Largest Peace Operation?

    January 11, 2017by Paul D. Williams

    Changes to financing have had the predictable knock-on effect of causing political arguments between the African Union, AMISOM troop-contributing countries, and some of the mission’s key partners, most notably the European Union.

    Analysisafrican union, peacekeeping, somalia
  • Can Neighborhood Watch Ease Somalia’s Insecurity?

    September 29, 2016by Alice Hills

    Despite its relatively small cost, the scheme requires international support, particularly given plans to roll it out across Mogadishu’s 17 districts.

    Analysispeace and security, somalia
  • Reigniting Somalia’s Political Transition: Q&A with Ken Menkhaus

    November 25, 2015by John L. Hirsch

    Professor Ken Menkhaus of Davidson College discusses what is needed to get Somalia’s post-civil war political transition back on track.

    Interviewsdemocracy, somalia
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  • “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.

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  • 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

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  • 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.

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  • 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
  • Advancing Climate-Sensitive Strategies in UN Field Operations

    November 24, 2020by Pushkar M. Sharma

    The devastating effects of the climate crisis underscore why UN peace operations and special political missions must advance climate-sensitive strategies.

    Analysisclimate change, climate2020
  • 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…
  • Masculinities, Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, and the WPS Agenda

    October 19, 2020by Ibrahim Bahati

    While it is true that women make up of the majority of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) victims, the widely accepted definition is narrow and often excludes other types of gender-based violence.

    Analysiswomen 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
  • Lessons From the High-Level Panel’s 2015 Review for the Future of Peace Operations

    September 30, 2020by Ian Martin

    How much progress has been made in overcoming the constraints to well designed and flexibly adapted peace operations?

    Analysisfutureofpeac…, peacekeeping
  • 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…
  • Lessons from the Global Counterterrorism Forum for International Cooperation on Pandemics

    May 28, 2020Eric Rosand and Stevan Weine

    The GCTF model is a potentially feasible and effective remedy to address the current global pandemic and prevent future ones.

    Analysiscoronavirus, pandemics
  • 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
  • One Year After CAR Peace Agreement, Looming Elections Distract from Current Dangers

    March 2, 2020by Aaron Pangburn

    The growing deterioration of relations between the state and the signatory armed groups in the lead up to the December 2020 elections points to a worrying future.

    Analysiscentral african…, peace processes

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