The Gulf of Guinea has become notorious for violence, conflict, and political instability, which often have origins in bad governance, corruption, and failures of social and economic development. How can national governments and multilateral organizations best respond?
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Written by Patrice Sartre, a retired French Marine General, this report recounts the achievements and weaknesses of United Nations peacekeeping operations while considering ways to increase robustness.
Read moreThe A4P process doesn’t introduce fresh proposals, but Security Council members can make good use of it to review their…
At the start of every month, the Global Observatory posts a list of key upcoming meetings and events that have implications for global affairs.AUGUST 1-3: United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), Eighth session, New YorkThe UN Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management—the…
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