Whatever Happened to Ozone Layer Politics?
Despite the successes of the Montreal Protocol, the challenges facing global environmental governance have intensified over the last two decades due to changes in rules and attitudes.
Cypriot Women’s Struggles for Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325
Cyprus’ problems go beyond ethnicized politics into the fabric of its social order. A gender equality perspective can liberate men and women to build a healthier, just and democratic society.
Review – Holiday Reading
As the holiday period descends and students and scholars take a break, how do you keep your brain from stagnating? This feature contains four book recommendations to keep your mind stimulated.
UNSCR 1325 in Palestine: Strengthening or Disciplining Women’s Peace Activism?
Many local actors remain sceptical of 1325. In Palestine the Resolution has not strengthened, but rather disciplined, women’s political activism within a specific international feminist peace agenda.
What is the United Nations For?
The Civil War in Sri Lanka ended in May 2009. To date there have been no international prosecutions for the crimes that occurred. That is the gravest failure highlighted by recent disclosures.
Options and Prospects for the BASIC at Doha, COP-18
COP-18 is the last meeting before the Kyoto Protocol expires. Brazil, South Africa, India and China are a bridge between developed & developing nations that must shake itself to life for any conclusive bargain to be reached.
The Linear Mindset in the UN Engagement with Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is portrayed as a successful case of UN intervention. However, this perception of Timor-Leste as a success is misguided and plays an important role in regards to the use of UN peace instruments and also in regards to the very credibility of the UN itself.
Calculating Whether a Two-Year Term on the UN Security Council is Worth Seeking
Australia has not withdrawn its SC candidacy. Whether that confidence is warranted will be revealed next week when the General Assembly meets to elect nonpermanent members of the Security Council.
NATO’s Implementation of UN SCR 1325
NATO has utilised UN SCR 1325 on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ as a tool to justify advocating increasing women in the military in order to counter manpower shortages.
Assessing Rio Plus 20
It is too early to tell whether the Rio Plus 20 conference has been a success or failure. Assessing its impact rests on the question of whether or not political actors are able to build from the conference.
