By profession, Warren was a journalist, but by nature he was a diplomat—fully aware of the power of words to engage, to inform, to inspire, to change the world,” said Gillian Sorensen, former Assistant-Secretary-General for External Relations at the…
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The recent General Assembly review of the United Nations’ Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy was noteworthy simply for reaffirming the status quo.
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Three years ago the United Nations General Assembly declared September 15th the International Day of Democracy, an annual event to assess the progress of democracy around the world.
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In this film interview for the Perpetual Peace Project, Dr. Edward C. Luck, IPI Senior Vice-President for Research and Programs and Special Adviser to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, discusses Kant’s prescient ideas on how human rights came to figure into the responsibilities of the state.
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“Early warning should not be the beginning of the UN’s engagement in a situation of concern,” said Dr. Edward C. Luck, IPI Senior Vice President for Research and Programs, while addressing the UN General Assembly during an informal meeting on early warning, assessment, and the responsibility to protect on August 9th.
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Assassinations, riots, state violence—these are some of the topics addressed in a new book, Political Violence in South and Southeast Asia, which features a chapter about Bangladesh by IPI Senior Policy Analyst Naureen Chowdhury Fink.
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