When the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) deployed in 2007, the AU and the UN Security Council expected that the United Nations would eventually take over from the AU force. But while a UN peacekeeping operation remains a theoretical option for the council, its prospects have diminished. Instead, the focus of Somali and international […]
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This meeting note addresses current and emerging threats in the Gulf of Guinea, including piracy, and the conditions that contribute to their rise, such as economic inequality and poor governance. The report summarizes key themes from a roundtable discussion held at IPI last June on the security challenges in the region.
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The fall of Goma to the M23 rebel group in November 2012 pushed the UN’s Department of Peacekeeping Operations to revisit its mission and mandate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). After nearly fourteen years of peacekeeping in DRC, the UN is now deploying a new kind of “offensive” combat force—the Intervention Brigade—to […]
Read moreExperts have highlighted that the Latin America and Caribbean region is unique in that several countries’ care policies are situated within their gender equality policies (encompassing a root cause approach) rather than being siloed within economic and poverty reduction policies. Recognizing the vital role of care work and transforming care systems to change the unequal distribution of labor is critical to addressing the root causes of gender inequality. The post Linking Feminist Foreign Policy and the Care Economy in Latin America: Bringing the Local to the Multilateral appeared first…
This article looks at five priorities for UN80 reforms based on the outcomes of the 2021 UN Integration Review. The article suggests that reforms…
Coalitions of the willing are the talk of the town these days and will play a central role in the future security of Ukraine and Europe. Yet, European leaders should not…
Since mid-February, there have been renewed efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Preliminary negotiations…
While there has been talk of UN reform for years, structural changes to the organization are now firmly…
While the current geopolitical tensions created a somewhat muted atmosphere, a high level of participation indicates a…
Juan Manuel Santos is the former president of Colombia and…
The deadly toll of the M23’s military escalation has presented an urgent call for…
Governments worldwide have incorporated…
How should we assess Trump’s peace diplomacy? And what can Europe and Ukraine do to position themselves strategically in the diplomatic battle over Ukraine’s and Europe’s future? The post Making Peace Great Again? The Challenges and Potentials of Trump’s Approach to Peace Diplomacy appeared first on IPI Global…
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