General Announcements - May 21, 2012

Beyond the Headlines: Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the man behind the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque,” has written a new book entitled, Moving the Mountain: Beyond Ground Zero to a New Vision of Islam in America, that draws on his personal experiences and speaking up on behalf of disenfranchised Muslims in the United States who are spiritual, moderate, and patriotic.

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General Announcements - May 17, 2012

Video: Challenges for the ICC over the Next 10 Years: Enforcing Arrest Warrants

Following an introductory keynote address by outgoing ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, a panel of speakers examined country case studies in order to draw out wider lessons about the role of states and NGOs in achieving more effective strategies for enforcing outstanding arrest warrants.

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General Announcements - May 08, 2012

Video: Peacekeeping in Africa: African Union-European Union-United Nations Cooperation

This event examined the prospects for the future of the African Union, the European Union, and the United Nations partnership in African peacekeeping and draw lessons from recent peacekeeping operations undertaken in Africa by the three organizations.

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Comment & Analysis - January 23, 2012

A Quiet Diplomat for Challenging Times

Ban Ki-moon was appointed to a second five-year term as Secretary-General of the United Nations in his typical style: quietly. In a time of divisive power plays in the Security Council, all 15 members supported him and, a week later, the General Assembly gave its unanimous consent. No other candidate had been put forward and no fuss was raised among Member States.  

Comment & Analysis - January 22, 2012

Al-Shabaab Fears Political Agenda in Western Aid Says IPI's John Hirsch

"The United Nations system is both a humanitarian aid system and political system, and it's seen as very much within a Western orbit, so a great deal of the reluctance of Al-Shabaab to allow some of these aid agencies to function has to do with their perception, whether right or wrong, that these aid agencies also represent a political agenda," says John Hirsch, IPI Senior Adviser, in this Al Jazeera report.