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  • Stasis or Flux? Assessing Progress in Cyberspace Governance

    July 25, 2017by Sharon L. Cardash

    There will always be intractable cyber threat actors. The challenge is to generate adaptive and effective responses that are infused with the ingenuity and persistence to match, meet, and defeat similarly adaptive and committed adversaries.

    Analysiscyber security, united nations
  • Reflections on the Meaning of “Sustaining Peace”

    July 17, 2017by Gert Rosenthal

    What is somewhat worrying is the fact that there still is an ongoing debate over what is meant by “sustainable peace.”

    Analysissustaining peace, united nations
  • Back to Basics or Adapt to Circumstance? The Options for UN Peace Operations

    June 14, 2017by Charles T. Hunt

    Given the challenges in the field and a fiscal squeeze at HQ, should UN peacekeeping go back to basics?

    Analysispeacekeeping, united nations
  • Will State Inaction at UN Imperil Haiti Cholera Response?

    April 4, 2017by Nathan Yaffe

    The UN’s ability to deliver on its new promise ultimately depends on its member states, who share a collective responsibility to remedy harms caused by its operations.

    Analysishealth and security, united nations
  • Acting Locally on Preventive Diplomacy: Q&A with Miroslav Jenča

    March 31, 2017by Youssef Mahmoud

    Miroslav Jenča, UN assistant secretary-general for political affairs, discusses the need for a strong on-the-ground presence when engaging in preventive diplomacy.

    InterviewsCentral Asia, united nations
  • The Threat of US Cuts: Helping Peacekeeping Help Itself?

    March 30, 2017by Arthur Boutellis

    The UN bureaucracy needs to anticipate coming cuts and put forward proposals for troop reductions, while at the same time suggesting ambitious political strategies that could better and more sustainably contribute to protecting civilians in the medium term.

    Analysispeacekeeping, united nations
  • Modernizing Pandemic Response the Central Challenge for Next WHO Chief

    March 15, 2017by Michael R. Snyder

    All three remaining contenders possess wide-ranging experience, and all articulated support for global health security while campaigning at a public debate in Geneva this month.

    Analysishealth and security, united nations
  • Prevention Could Be Cure for a UN in Flux

    March 3, 2017by Megan M. Roberts

    Transformational change is not easy in any large organization, let alone a global body with nearly 200 masters.

    Analysissustaining peace, united nations
  • Reimagining Crisis Response: Lessons from the UN’s Ebola Mission

    February 28, 2017by Michael R. Snyder and Adam Lupel

    Most importantly, UNMEER’s integrated approach is a case study in the UN’s potential to work together toward greater integration and to deliver across its institutional divisions, or silos.

    Analysishealth and security, united nations
  • Proposal for UN Counterterrorism Coordinator Misses the Mark

    February 24, 2017by Alistair Millar and Eelco Kessels

    The responsibilities for the new under-secretary-general should reflect more balance and emphasis across all four pillars of the UN’s 2006 Global Strategy and be mindful of the strategic message that they send.

    Analysisextremism, united nations
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  • UN Peacekeeping: Back to Basics Is Not Backwards

    April 19, 2018by Alexandra Novosseloff

    Observers have come to the conclusion that, in many ways, UN peacekeeping has lost its compass and faces an existential crisis. What is peacekeeping today?

    Analysispeacekeeping
  • Remembering Winnie Mandela

    April 18, 2018by John L. Hirsch

    Winnie Mandela will be remembered as a person of great courage who worked for a greater cause throughout a very difficult life.

    Further Readingafrica

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  • No Sleeping Beauty: A Framework for Coordinated Defense in the EU

    April 16, 2018by Stephanie Liechtenstein

    Despite the concerns of critics, it is now up to the EU member states to grasp the opportunity and show the political will to engage in true strategic common cooperation on defense.

    Analysiseurope
  • A Democratic Transition and the Return of an Ex-Military Leader in Sierra Leone

    April 12, 2018by John L. Hirsch and Lidia Cano

    In Julius Maada Bio’s favor is the pragmatism that he has thus far demonstrated, though there should still be no doubt about the magnitude of the…

    Analysisafrica, elections
  • North Korea’s Peace Offensive—At Whose Expense?

    April 11, 2018by Balázs Szalontai

    To assess the prospects and risks of inter-Korean rapprochement, one needs to explain, first of all, why North Korean leaders—after scornfully rebuffing Moon Jae-in’s earlier efforts to engage Pyongyang—have switched to a more flexible policy.

    Analysisnonprolifera…, North Korea
  • Can Peacebuilding Work for Sustaining Peace?

    April 10, 2018Youssef Mahmoud and Anupah Makoond

    A key question at this stage is how the gaps in the peacebuilding paradigm can best be addressed to foster greater ownership and effective implementation of the emerging concept of “sustaining peace.”

    Analysispeacebuilding, sustaining peac…
  • Water Cooperation—Necessary and Challenging: Q&A with Danilo Türk and Sundeep Waslekar

    April 6, 2018by Samir Ashraf and Renata Bolotova

    Danilo Türk and Sundeep Waslekar explain the complexities of cooperation over water and…

    Interviewsresources, water
  • Harnessing “People Power” Key to Strengthening UN Peace Efforts

    April 4, 2018by Tabatha Thompson and Maria J. Stephan

    As the UN aims to more efficiently promote peace, how prepared is it to actually work with the nonviolent grassroots movements that have proven to be…

    Analysispeacebuilding, sustaining peac…
  • Key Global Events to Watch in April

    April 2, 2018by the Global Observatory

    At the start of every month, the Global Observatory posts a list of key upcoming meetings and events that have implications for global affairs.

    Key Events
  • Blue Nile Dam Nears Completion; Tripartite Agreement Remains Contentious

    March 29, 2018by Gabrielle Reid and Bilaal Bassiouni

    The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project is due to be completed later this year. The $5 billion project is expected to take between five and 15 years to fill—in a…

    Analysisafrica, water
  • Why Do We Need Sustaining Peace? Examining the Vision That Ties the UN Together

    March 27, 2018by Lesley Connolly and Laura Powers

    To successfully implement the vision of sustaining peace, research and evidence on what works in peacebuilding and sustaining peace is still needed.

    Analysispeacebuilding, sustaining peac…
  • Ethiopia Plans for New Prime Minister, But Crisis Has Deep Challenges

    March 26, 2018by Jon Abbink

    Though the TPLF has played a historic role in Ethiopia, its current model of rule is outdated. Even supposing that the government can “restore order,” what kind of order will that be?

    Analysisafrica, mass protest
  • Unpacking the UN Secretary-General’s New Report on Sustaining Peace

    March 22, 2018by Paige Arthur

    As much as the report offers, and it certainly ticks all the boxes from the sustaining peace resolutions, there is too much in it that is left unsatisfyingly “to be determined.”

    Analysispeacekeeping, sustaining peac…
  • Sierra Leone’s Election: New Opportunities, New Challenges

    March 20, 2018by John L. Hirsch and Lidia Cano

    The winner of the presidential election’s second round on March 27 will have much to do to move the country ahead.

    Analysisafrica, elections
  • Half the Peace: The Fear Challenge and the Case for Promoting Peace

    March 19, 2018by Peter Coleman

    The vast majority of published research on peace focuses on negative peace, or the elimination of overt forms of violence. What is also needed is the promotion, measurement, and tracking of those factors that foster peacefulness…

    Analysissustaining peac…
  • The Unaddressed Plight of Internally Displaced Persons  

    March 16, 2018by Alice Debarre

    IDPs are among the most vulnerable people in the world, and the number of those fleeing violence and conflict in 2016 was estimated at 40.3 million. This is nearly double the number of refugees worldwide.

    Analysishumanitarian
  • Working for Labor Laws to Protect Domestic Workers in the Gulf

    March 15, 2018by Audrey Everist

    Female domestic workers are perhaps the least protected workers in the Gulf, facing legal, institutional, and societal barriers to basic securities.

    Analysisasia, middle east
  • What Does the New Women, Peace, and Security Index Measure?

    March 13, 2018by Anne Marie Goetz

    The ambitious “Women, Peace, and Security Index” (WPS Index) makes up for the omission of gender inequality measures in conflict monitoring frameworks, state fragility analyses, political instability estimates, and various indicators from leading think tanks.

    Analysiswomen peace and…
  • Cruz on His Report: Q&A with Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz

    March 12, 2018by the Global Observatory

    Lieutenant General (Retired) Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz describes his views on what has been said about his report on peacekeeping fatalities and injuries, and its relevance for present-day peacekeeping.

    Interviewscruz report, peacekeeping
  • Ireland’s Experience and Hopes for Peace: Q&A with Simon Coveney

    March 8, 2018by the Global Observatory

    The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland, Mr. Simon Coveney, discusses sustaining peace, his country’s hope to work on resolving ever-changing conflicts, and the current reform efforts of…

    Interviewssustaining peac…
  • Nigeria Claimed Victory Over Boko Haram. How Did More Girls Get Kidnapped?

    March 6, 2018by Ryan Cummings

    The mass abduction in Dapchi on February 19 provides important insights on the trajectory of Boko Haram’s near decade-long insurgency against the Nigerian state.

    AnalysisNigeria, terrorism
  • Climate Conflicts: Myth or Reality?

    March 5, 2018by Hayley Stevenson

    Climate change risks are directly related to the present scale of mitigation action. So what can we expect in the years ahead?

    Analysisclimate change

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