Haiti: Peace-Keeping as the Path to Peace, State-Building, and Democracy
More than ten years after the first UN mission, peace is still far from becoming reality, but the government has the instruments to dissuade uprisings and violence.
Interview – Anne Sisson Runyan
Anne Sisson Runyan discusses the importance of International Women’s Day, gender and IR, intersectionality, gender balance in academia and decolonial feminism.
Revisiting Palestine’s Membership at the UN and Evolving Implications
Palestine’s admission as a non-member observer State at the UN has presented evolving implications and promising possibilities for Palestine’s quest for recognition
Conflict Resolution and the UN Peacekeeping Operation in Côte d’Ivoire
Conflict resolution should be more than ending violence; it should be rebuilding a society and the ties among the population that were severed by conflict.
Developing Countries and UN Peacebuilding: Opportunities and Challenges
We must ask questions about how to reform historically rooted principles, norms, expectations, and understandings about how to achieve a sustainable peace in the international society.
Why Did the U.S. and Israel Leave UNESCO?
Washington’s exit from UNESCO integrates seamlessly into a longer historical trajectory of engagement with the organization. Israel has little choice but to follow suit.
The Global South and UN Peace Operations
Motivations to contribute troops vary in the Global South. Most seek to polish their international image. Others use UN peacekeeping to reap financial interests.
Review – Inside the Foreign Office
This three-part documentary shows UK politicians and civil servants in action, explores what diplomats do, and the impact of Brexit with some amusing yet worrying footage.
The United Nations and Middle Eastern Security
With the presence of ISIS winding down, the war in Yemen, increasing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and other regional issues the UN is able to fill the role of a moderating third party.
With Great Power Comes Great Climate Responsibility
Great powers are assessed with regard to their response and responsibility to limit the negative impact of climate change.
