In 2016

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  11-07-2016

  IPI’s Arthur Boutellis Addresses Security Council on Peace Operations

  During the November 7th UN Security Council ministerial open debate on “peace operations facing asymmetrical threats” under the presidency of His Excellency Mr. Mankeur Ndiaye, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad of Senegal, Mr. Arthur Boutellis, Director of IPI Brian Urquhart Center for Peace Operations briefed the Council.His remarks drew from the publication, “Waging […]

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  News 05-27-2016

  Rita E. Hauser Steps Down as IPI Chair

  After 23 years of service, Rita E. Hauser was honored this week during a ceremony at the International Peace Institute after stepping aside as IPI Chair of the Board. Professor Michael W. Doyle, Director of Columbia University’s Global Policy Initiative, became interim chair. Dr. Hauser expressed her gratitude to the assembled IPI staff in front […]

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  Comment & Analysis 01-14-2016

  Is the UN Still Relevant?

  Francesco Mancini, Non-resident Senior Adviser at IPI, tells TRT World that the United Nations remains a “relevant body for world decision-making,” despite deadlock among its members about the way forward for Syria and the refugee crisis.He offered two suggestions for UN reform. He said it was necessary to better equip peacekeepers for asymmetric warfare. He […]

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