Burundi is on the verge of returning to a conflict which was believed to be left behind.
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Darja Schildknecht June 22, 2015 Latest Articles, Security and Defence
Burundi is on the verge of returning to a conflict which was believed to be left behind.
Read More »Michelle McKenna June 19, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
The biggest obstacle to achieving comprehensive Security Council reform is that it may require an amendment to the UN Charter
Read More »Leonard Lewis June 18, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
The delicate balance between protecting citizens’ security and infringing their rights poses a significant challenge to governments.
Read More »Simon Schofield June 16, 2015 Latest Articles, Security and Defence
There is a very particular, if narrow-minded, logic to his sitting on his hands whilst the world degenerates into chaos.
Read More »Michelle McKenna June 15, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
There is one major issue that faces the Security Council: legitimacy.
Read More »Michelle McKenna June 12, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
If the Security Council fails to reform it is ultimately doomed to fail.
Read More »Lauren Stauffer June 10, 2015 Latest Articles, Security and Defence
More than 1,750 people have died thus far in 2015 from their attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea and enter Europe
Read More »Michelle McKenna June 9, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
When the UN was formed, 22% of its members were in the Security Council; now that figure lies at only 8%.
Read More »Rowan Allport June 2, 2015 Iraq and Syria, Latest Articles, Security and Defence
Last year’s rout of the Iraqi Army in the northern city of Mosul by ISIS represented the nadir of the post-2003 Iraqi state. But if the country’s long-term prospects have brightened noticeably since the dark summer of 2014, its path to that future is still filled with uncertainty.
Read More »Amarpreet Cheema June 1, 2015 Global Governance and Human Rights, Latest Articles
As a collective we cannot argue to rally around the notion of human rights and allow the continued use of the death penalty. Human rights will only prevail if abolition becomes the adopted norm.
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