Photos To prevent civil strife and reinforce social unity, Muslim countries need to engage in a culture of mediation at the domestic level, Nejib Friji, Director, IPI Middle East & North Africa, …

Event Video Photos On November 6th, Marie-Joëlle Zahar, IPI Senior Fellow, and Delphine Mechoulan, IPI Policy Analyst, presented the main findings of their report “Peace by Pieces? Local Med…

On Tuesday October 3rd, representatives from member states, the UN Secretariat, independent experts and members of civil society met at IPI to discuss how to apply the 2015 recommendations of the …

Event Video Photos “Stabilization denotes a level of robustness that not all member states are comfortable with,” Michael Grant, Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN, told the…

The African Union’s decision to readmit Morocco after a 33-year absence is a diplomatic coup for the North African country. It is particularly rewarding for King Mohammed VI, who has been lobbying har…

Event Video Photos The head of the United Nations’ mission in Somalia told an IPI audience on January 24th that there was now a “massive political mobilization” in the long fractured country…

When Khadija Hassan Zidane stood up in front of the Extraordinary African Chambers (EAC) in Dakar in October 2015 and accused Chad’s former President Hissene Habré of having raped her on four occasion…

Media saturation of threats to global peace and security, the environment, economy, and other sectors can often distort how we view the world. This was highlighted in a comprehensive overview of 2015 …

According to almost all accounts, 2015 has been a fairly dismal year. Whether in peace and security, the economy, or the environment, the world seems to have experienced one crisis after another, leav…

At the start of every month, the Global Observatory posts a list of key upcoming meetings and events that have implications for global affairs. November 30-Dec 11: UN Climate Conference Continues, …