Brexit became a turning point that vividly demonstrated the difference between the promised vision of devolution and its actual functionality in today’s reality. It is high time for the Good Friday Agreement to be reviewed.
Read More »UNITAD – Key Investigations as UN Mechanism Reaches Its Final Reporting Year
As UNITAD approaches the conclusion of its mandate in 2024, the depth and breadth of its investigations into ISIL's crimes are evident. The relentless pursuit of justice is clear across key areas.
Read More »The Dayton Accords 28 years later: The Security Landscape in Bosnia-Herzegovina
While the UN-mandated, NATO-backed, and EU-led Peace Mission EUFOR-Althea continues to maintain peace and stability, it is up to the political process to find a lasting solution to a clearly unresolved frozen conflict.
Read More »Political Will vs. Political Action – The Failed Protection of Education During Conflict
The alarming rise in attacks on education during the reporting period of 2020-2021, documented by the GCPEA, demonstrates a critical need for renewed global attention and concerted efforts to protect educational institutions in conflict zones.
Read More »House of Lords report on security in the Arctic quotes HSC evidence
The House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee has published ‘Our Friends in the North: UK Strategy Towards the Arctic’ report. The inquiry sought to identify defense and security challenges the UK faces in the Arctic region, as well as examine wider issues such as environmental changes and resource extraction, and the UK government’s response to them.
Read More »Kremlin Voice In Europe: Hungary And the European Union At the Crossroads
Orban can be seen as a voice of the Kremlin in the European Union. His claims about the necessity of withdrawal of sanctions from Russia, hindering the arm supply to Kyiv and opposition to Ukrainian membership of the European Union prove that this suspicion is relevant.
Read More »Our Off World Future – 18:00 UK time (GMT), 29 November 2023
University College London and the Human Security Centre are teaming up to present an an in-person and online event exploring the desirability and practicality of building settlements in space. We will hear from the top speakers in the field who will outline the motivations, challenges and technologies behind the long-term human future in space.
Read More »The Challenges of Providing Humanitarian Aid to Gaza
Even if Israel eventually succeeds in rooting out the organization and the international community is able to make sustainable post-conflict arrangements for the territory’s governance and reconstruction, this does nothing to mitigate the immediate human security challenges.
Read More »Seeking Justice and Accountability – The Joint Application to the ICJ and Path to the ICC for Syrian Torture and War Crimes
The joint application to the ICJ by Canada and the Netherlands, alongside the international efforts to bring Iranian and Syrian military officials to account for alleged war crimes at the ICC, mark significant steps toward achieving justice and accountability for the victims of the long-lasting Syrian conflict.
Read More »Reversing Poland’s Illiberal Turn
If a compromise with the new government can be found, and if the new leaders will be predisposed to the democratic advancement and eradication of authoritarian mechanisms, there should be room for internal institutional change.
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