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Global Cooperation29 May: UN “Blue Helmets” Day
How effective are UN peacekeeping operations in preventing and stopping violence? What about in addressing the root causes of conflicts? How does...
Global CooperationSyria: Back to Square One for Good-Faith Negotiations
With the resignation of Ambassador Lakhdar Brahimi as the UN-League of Arab States mediator in the Syrian conflict, I fear that we...
Global JusticePutin’s Political Moves
Over the past two weeks, the international community has seen the situation in Ukraine move from bad to worse as it devolves...
Peace & DisarmamentThe Peace of Westphalia?
Nearly 300 young girls are still missing in Nigeria where they were kidnapped nearly a month ago by a murderous group of...
Human RightsThe Revocation of Nationality: Statelessness in the Dominican Republic
Most of us take our citizenship for granted, thinking the world belongs to people of one nation or another, but imagine being...
Global JusticeConflict is Not the Way Forward
The Washington Post recently published an article entitled “In the long run, wars make us safer and richer” by Ian Morris. In...
Global JusticePolio’s Resurgence and the Globalization of Disease
Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a global health emergency stating that polio is rapidly re-emerging as a threat –...
Peace & DisarmamentGlobocop? No Thanks.
It ought to go without saying that, as Lorraine Schneider’s legendary 1966 peace poster put it, “War is Not Healthy for Children...
Peace & DisarmamentIs Russia Assaulting Sovereignty?
Russia’s intervention into the internal affairs of Ukraine may seem like a breathtaking assault on the international system. After all, Ukraine and...
Human RightsMissing Nigerian Girls: Where is the Media Now?
On April 15th, 234 Nigerian school girls aged 16-18 were abducted from their school by a known terrorist group, Boko Haram. The...
Human RightsWill Assad Dodge Justice Again?
Happy belated Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare. This sad memoriam is observed annually on April 29th to "honor...