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Tag: technology

  • Unpacking the UN Secretary-General’s Strategy on New Technologies

    September 28, 2018by Daniel Forti

    The strategy offers valuable insights and raises important questions, without clear answers, that speak to core challenges that member states and multilateral organizations will ultimately need to tackle head-on.

    Analysistechnology, united nations
  • Modeling Peace and Security: The Future of Computer-Supported Policy

    June 13, 2017by Štefan Emrich

    Computer simulation should be seen as a tool. As with every tool, it can only be used efficiently if those using it know how to do so.

    AnalysisMigration, technology
  • How Can Humanitarians Embrace Innovation?: Q&A with Giulio Coppi

    June 2, 2016by Els Debuf

    Giulio Coppi, Humanitarian Innovation Fellow at Fordham University’s Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs, discusses technology and innovation in the humanitarian sector.

    Interviewshumanitarian affairs, technology
  • Is @UN Really Catching up With Reality?

    April 22, 2016by Jim Della-Giacoma

    Informal dialogues showed that the candidates want to say as little as possible and risk offending no influential member states as they campaign for the UN’s top job. They are not trying to use social media to make arguments, something the incumbent is judged by many to have done poorly.

    Analysistechnology, united nations
  • Tracking a Virus: Satellites Aid in Fight Against Zika

    March 8, 2016by Michael R. Snyder

    In experimental studies, researchers are harnessing high-resolution satellite imagery and geographic information systems (GIS) to map, measure, and control the spread of mosquitoes that may carry Zika, dengue fever, and other harmful diseases.

    Analysishealth and security, technology
  • Massive Data Theft Further Complicates US-China Relations

    June 15, 2015by Sharon L. Cardash and Frank J. Cilluffo

    In the ever-escalating compendium of cyber incidents and intrusions, an enormous US government breach–perhaps the largest ever–came to light earlier this month with news of a federal hack affecting “nearly every government agency.”This incident, which exploited a zero-day vulnerability (a previously unknown flaw in software), exposed and put at risk the personal information of four million […]

    Analysisasia, technology
  • Interactive Map Tracks Murder Rate Worldwide

    May 19, 2015by Robert Muggah and Renata Giannini

    In 2012, the latest date for which relatively comprehensive information is available, one out of every three people violently killed each year around the world—outside ongoing war zones—was either Brazilian, Colombian, Mexican, or Venezuelan.

    Mapsamericas, technology
  • Will Politics Keep Peacekeepers from Harnessing Satellite Imagery?

    April 6, 2015by Elodie Convergne and Michael R. Snyder

    Satellite imagery has proven to be a valuable conflict prevention and management tool, and one with enormous potential. However, the recent uptick in largely uncritical media coverage suggests that a realistic assessment of its limitations is needed.

    Analysispeacekeeping, technology
  • Can ISIS’ Digital Strategy Be Turned Against It?

    November 18, 2014by Marie O'Reilly

    The latest video released by the so-called Islamic State on Sunday showed the aftermath of the beheading of a fifth Western hostage, aid worker Peter Kassig. Apparently less choreographed and more rushed than the group’s previous video portrayals, it represents yet another gruesome piece of propaganda that has grabbed the world’s attention once more.Since it […]

    Analysistechnology, terrorism
  • New Book Looks Beyond Big Data Into a Naked Future

    June 23, 2014by Thong Nguyen

    IPI’s Thong Nguyen reviews the book ‘The Naked future,’ in which Patrick Tucker argues that increasing telemetry and connectivity may help us improve our ability to predict the future.

    Further Readingcyber security, technology
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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
  • 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
  • Youth and Climate Action: An Interview with Nisreen Elsaim

    November 20, 2020by Jimena Leiva Roesch and Ahmed Gad

    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.

    Interviewsclimate change, climate2020
  • Climate in the Security Council: A Dilemma for the South?

    November 13, 2020by Jimena Leiva Roesch

    Climate change has taken a back seat in the political economy discourse and much of the momentum towards reversing climate change’s effects has slowed, or reversed.

    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
  • Côte d’Ivoire, Prioritizing Counterterrorism, Now Faces Terror Threat

    July 28, 2020by Ryan Cummings

    The threat facing Côte d’Ivoire is tied to its geographical proximity to established terrorism epicenters and its domestic and foreign policy standing.

    Analysisafrica, terrorism
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Impact of Sanctions on Humanitarian Response to COVID-19

    April 27, 2020by Agathe Sarfati

    What can the UN system, particularly the UN Security Council, do to ensure that humanitarian organizations can fulfill their mission during the COVID-19 pandemic, in its immediate aftermath, and in the long-term?

    Analysishumanitarian…
  • Toward a New Regional Approach to Water Security and Governance in the Horn of Africa

    April 10, 2020by Anniek Barnhoorn, Florian Krampe, Luc van de Goor, Elizabeth Smith, and Dan Smith

    The need for an effective framework of water governance in the Horn of Africa is undeniable.

    Analysisafrica
  • The Impact of COVID-19 on Peace Operations

    April 2, 2020by Cedric de Coning

    Significant reductions and changes in the way peace operations function may be needed over the coming months.

    Analysiscoronavirus, peacekeeping

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