Can the United Nations Deepen Mediation Effectiveness in Libya?
UNSMIL can deepen mediation effectiveness by upholding the facilitation of an inclusive political process leaves room deliberation and agreement of political solutions.
International Organisations and Global Stratification: Rethinking IR’s Cooperation Paradigm
IR institutionalists have rarely accounted for the reproduction of systemic inequalities within and across institutions.
Review – The New World Disorder and the Indian Imperative
This ambitious and incisive book details the changing international order and offers a succinct analysis of the state of the world today, which is now in complete flux.
Opinion – Selecting the Next UN Secretary-General
As we reach the point when the next selection process is due to start, there needs to be careful attention on how to apply the process fairly and transparently.
Opinion – It’s Time to Redefine Gender Mainstreaming
The UN and other organizations need to redefine gender mainstreaming to reflect current knowledge and avoid the creation of more injustices or inequities.
Opinion – Fears and Failures: Global Governance and the Crisis in Cameroon
What makes people defend a prevailing system which is deeply flawed? Fear. Fear that power may be exercised in a manner they do not agree with, that freedoms may be lost.
The Responsibility to Protect in 2020: Thinking Beyond the UN Security Council
The break down in multilateralism forces us to think more expansively about how protection and prevention initiatives can be delivered and supported.
The Case of UN Involvement in Jammu and Kashmir
The Security Council limited the Kashmiri people to accession into either India or Pakistan, in fact privileging another norm: the existing sovereign state’s rights.
The United Nations, Self-Determination, State Failure and Secession
Secessionist states are unlikely to gain membership as the principle of territorial integrity holds primacy, initially showing it to be a foe to self-determination.
Opinion – Sustainability for the Urban Poor Beyond COVID-19
The ‘win-win’ scenario for governments, the urban poor, as well as private players is likely to emerge if public private partnership models are adopted.
