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.
Tag: united nations
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What is somewhat worrying is the fact that there still is an ongoing debate over what is meant by “sustainable peace.”
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Given the challenges in the field and a fiscal squeeze at HQ, should UN peacekeeping go back to basics?
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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.
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Miroslav Jenča, UN assistant secretary-general for political affairs, discusses the need for a strong on-the-ground presence when engaging in preventive diplomacy.
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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.
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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.
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Transformational change is not easy in any large organization, let alone a global body with nearly 200 masters.
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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.
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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.
