IPI together with the Permanent Missions of Finland and The Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN cohosted a policy forum on March 20th on the topic of “Specialized Police Teams in UN Peace Operations: A Survey of Progress and Challenges.”United Nations…
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Taavi Rõivas, Prime Minister of the Republic of Estonia, explained the extraordinary gains the digital landscape is bringing to Estonia to an IPI audience, May 3, 2016.“Estonia saves two percent of GDP by signing things digitally,” he said. “Imagine if it could go global.”Since regaining its independence in 1991, Estonia has achieved significant economic growth. […]
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Astrid Thors, Organization for Security and Co operation in Europe (OSCE) High Commissioner on National Minorities, spoke about security challenges for the OSCE region at an April 29, 2016 meeting, “Prevention in Practice.”The chief European representative for national minorities, Thors said her office was tested by the large migrant crisis in Europe. “Migration flows bring […]
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Tarek Osman, author of a new book, Islamism: What It Means for the Middle East and the World, emphasized that militant Islamism is not an entirely new phenomenon, but the Islamic State (ISIS)’s particular brand of it is.Militant Islamism dates back at least half a century, he said, but what has changed in the past […]
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On April 20th, the eve of the signing of the Paris Climate Change Agreement by 170 countries at the United Nations, an expert panel at IPI took up the subject of climate change’s overall impact on peace and security and the particular threat it poses to small island developing states.David Nabarro, the UN’s leading adviser […]
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On Friday, April 15, IPI hosted Natalia Gherman of Moldova at a lunchtime Global Leaders Series event featuring official candidates vying to become the new UN secretary-general. After making a presentation, she participated in a wide-ranging question-and-answer format with members of the audience and those following via video.Ms. Gherman is the former Deputy Prime Minister […]
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