While Burkina Faso has not in more recent times witnessed classic civil wars like other West African states, there are many similar traits between the current situation and a civil war with several groups including the government fighting internally.
Read More »HSC Deputy Director comments on Taiwan’s precision strike capability
17 August, 2021 HSC Deputy Director Dr Rowan Allport has had a comment piece on Taiwan’s approach to deterrence published in The Diplomat. In it, he examines how the Taipei government is developing a capability via both its domestic industry ...
Read More »HSC Fellow comments on developments in Afghanistan
15 August, 2021 HSC Associate Fellow Roh Yakobi, who fled persecution by the Taliban at aged 12, has commented in the media regarding current developments in Afghanistan. Interviewed on Sky News, he said that the people in Afghanistan would now be forced ...
Read More »The Euro-Atlantic Region and the shift in Sino-Western relations
When it comes to the Euro-Atlantic region’s relations with Beijing, the former is likely to maintain a cautious approach. The People’s Republic of China needs to be kept in check, but a door for dialogue and collaboration must be kept open.
Read More »Transforming the Global Food System for Human Security
The global food system must be consciously re-shaped and re-structured to be more productive, more resilient, less harmful and more equitable than it currently is. Ending food insecurity is within our power, but will take an immense effort, bold imagination, stubborn optimism and unprecedented cooperation.
Read More »Interpretation of the UN Charter Beyond the Words’ Meanings
The Charter of the United Nations, signed in 1945, is the constitutive instrument of the organisation, which provides for the powers invested in different bodies within the UN. However, the language is – as with most UN documents – aspirational, and its often vague nature is conducive to broad interpretations.
Read More »The Prospect of Heavy-Lift Helicopters for Switzerland
It may be possible that in the not-too distant future Switzerland will operate a helicopter fleet with a trio of models, one light, one medium and one heavy. Such a trio could theoretically cover any scenario the Swiss Armed Forces would be called upon to overcome. While the acquisition process will prove to be a challenge, acquiring heavy-lift helicopters would guarantee retaining the spectrum of capacities which will become more relevant and called upon in the future.
Read More »Legality of Colonisation under International Law
Under international law, treaties and instruments create an obligation for States to decolonise foreign territories. Yet despite this comprehensive body of law prohibiting colonisation (both outright and as a consequence of its effect on the right to self-determination and sovereignty), there are still cases in modern geopolitics where one State is an imperial power over a foreign territory.
Read More »Taiwan and the Senkaku Islands: has Suga opened a can of worms?
Japan and Taiwan share complex bilateral relations. An important element of this complexity is that while the dispute over Senkaku Islands is principally between Japan and China, Taiwan also claims them as its own territory.
Read More »Regional dynamics and consequences related to political instability in Chad
Violence has continued in the country despite crackdowns from government forces, and due to Chad’s strategic position in the region there are potential spill-over effects following this change in the degree of internal stability in Chad which will affect the region as a whole.
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