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On December 11th, IPI and the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations held a policy forum to explore the many unremarked upon but necessary functions required to place and enable UN missions in the field.IPI Vice President Adam Lupel opened the conversation by pointing out that while these activities were under-explained and under-appreciated, […]
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Almost 20 years since the first Protection of Civilians (POC) mandate was established for a United Nations peacekeeping operation, POC has become an essential element of peace operations. However, gaps in means and resources, command-and-control issues, inadequate training and expertise of UN personnel, and caveats imposed by troop-contributing countries have all hampered the actual delivery […]
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How are humanitarian workers able to achieve meaningful engagement with armed groups at a time when they are multiplying, fragmenting, unstructured, and fighting in coalitions of state- and non-state armed groups?These conflict scenarios informed a November 30th IPI policy forum co-hosted with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). While showcasing the ICRC report, […]
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A panel of high-level drug policy experts on November 19th at IPI took up the question of how much progress had been made on 10-year goals enunciated in 2009, and they concluded that the results were very disappointing. The panel was addressing the subject, “The Future of Drug Policies, and the Lessons Learned,” at a […]
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On November 8th, the International Peace Institute (IPI) hosted a conversation on violent extremism and nonviolent resistance, or “people power,” the factors behind the choices individuals make to pursue these divergent paths, and how the international community can lend meaningful support at the local level.“What nonviolent resistance is about is having the agency to bring […]
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