Non-State Actors / IGOs

UNSC Resolution 1325: A Building Block for Gender Equity?

Andreas Fabian • May 29 2015 • Essays

UN Resolution 1325, although not yet a complete success, can and should be used as a starting point to work for gender equity and towards a violence-free world.

Europe as a Normative Power on Climate Change? The EU’s Engagement with China

Yan Shaohua • May 27 2015 • Essays

By examining the European Union’s engagement with China on climate change, the EU could arguably be a credible normative power on climate change policy.

The European Union’s Neighbourhood Policy in Morocco and Azerbaijan

anon • May 4 2015 • Essays

The democratisation strategy of the EU in Morocco and Azerbaijan favours the stability of existing power structures and has therefore been largely ineffective.

The Ebola Virus Disease: Problems, Consequences, Causes, and Recommendations

Aramide Odutayo • Apr 22 2015 • Essays

While it may seem that the Ebola crisis of 2014 has subsided, it is still ongoing in various African countries and has become unprecedented in a variety of ways.

Towards Justice? – Hybridity and Bureau-Shaping in Cambodia

Arthur Sim • Apr 20 2015 • Essays

The formation of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia was centrally influenced by Cambodian politicians in ways detrimental to the Chamber’s longevity.

The United Nation Security Council’s Continued Use of Economic Sanctions

Dana Shamlawi • Apr 17 2015 • Essays

Despite controversy, the use of economic sanctions continues to be a popular option for the UN Security Council due to the introduction of targeted sanctions in the 90’s.

Conditional Development: Ghana Crippled by Structural Adjustment Programmes

Aramide Odutayo • Mar 1 2015 • Essays

IMF- and World Bank-led debt relief was implemented to benefit the world capitalist system despite violating human rights throughout the Global South.

Evaluating Ecuador’s Decision to Abandon the Yasuni-Itt Initiative

Ariana Keyman • Feb 22 2015 • Essays

The lack of democracy associated with the decision-making process to drill Block ITT has fuelled a high degree of currently ongoing civil discontent in Ecuador.

United Nations Personnel in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Adam Moscoe • Feb 16 2015 • Essays

New guidelines for determining the applicability of international humanitarian law to United Nations peace operations are both necessary and urgent.

‘R2P’ as an Emerging Norm

Josie Hornung • Jan 24 2015 • Essays

R2P’s power lies in its potential, as an emerging norm, to shift state attitudes to mass atrocity crimes to a legal commitment to protect at risk people around the world.

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