It is the Sudanese people who have no prospect of winning. The longer fighting drags on, the higher the risk of an expanded civil war, and the more likely foreign actors will get involved.
Read More »HSC Fellow quoted in wake of evacuation of Swiss nationals from Sudan
HSC Fellow Oliver Hegglin has been featured in an article from the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation following the country's reliance on other nations to evacuate its nationals from crisis-hit Sudan.
Read More »Indefinite Incarceration – Thousands of Children in Northern Syria at Risk of Death During Arbitrary Detention
Despite the fall of IS in Northern Syria, closure for the many victims of their assaults and exploitation has not yet been obtained. Repatriation efforts appear insignificant at best, with hundreds of vulnerable children still being detained in inhumane conditions with little hope for freedom.
Read More »HSC gives evidence to UK House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee ‘The Arctic’ inquiry – 10:30 UK time (BST), 26 April 2023
26 April, 2023 HSC Deputy Director Dr Rowan Allport is giving evidence to the UK House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee’s inquiry ‘The Arctic’ on Wednesday 26 April 2023. The session can be viewed here: Parliamentlive.tv – International ...
Read More »The Militarization of the Ukraine-Belarus Border
Ukraine is clearly, and justifiably, taking no chances when it comes to a potential repeat of the initial February 2022 invasion from Belarus. Despite what the numbers might say, the perceived aggressive rhetoric coming from Belarus has made everything “more serious”.
Read More »Idealismo – A Century-Long Battle for Indigenous Rights in Peru Leads to Explosive Anti-Government Protests
The Peruvian government are holding onto the aged ideas of their 20th-century political and academic influences in what can only be described as a century-long path of exploitation, violence and ignorance.
Read More »Japan and nuclear weapons: has the fuse been lit for possession and proliferation?
The potential trajectory of Japan's possible nuclear path could be shaped by the aspirations and policies of not only potential adversaries such as North Korea, China and Russia, but also those of its own allies.
Read More »HSC gives evidence to UK House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee ‘Defence in Scotland: the North Atlantic and the High North’ inquiry – 15:00 UK time (GMT), 6 March 2023
Human Security Centre Deputy Director Dr Rowan Allport is giving evidence to the UK House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee's inquiry 'Defence in Scotland: the North Atlantic and the High North'
Read More »One step forward, two steps back: Kosovo-Serbia relations in light of recent tensions
While it is likely that these threats Serbia's leadership is claiming the European Union and the United States have made are exaggerated, this is precisely the kind of tough approach that Brussels and Washington need to take if real progress towards the normalisation of relations between Kosovo and Serbia is to be achieved.
Read More »Corrupt Enforcement – Bangladeshi Police and Security Forces Still Not Held Accountable for Torture and Arbitrary Detainment
Poor investigative mechanisms, conflicts of interest, an epidemic-level use of torture and enforced disappearances as well as a protective relationship between the judiciary, law enforcement agencies and Bangladeshi government shows any meaningful aims to eradicate these issues only exist in a theoretical format.
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