Since the Security Council first recognized conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) as a threat to international peace and security in 2008, the UN has developed an increasing number of pathways to prevent and respond to such crimes. One of these is the…
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“What this book is really about is the last phase of Western dominance in the Indian Ocean,” author Robert D. Kaplan told a Beyond the Headlines event audience at IPI featuring his book Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power.
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The crisis in Côte d’Ivoire is a “real test of democracy,” said Ambassador Youssoufou Bamba of Côte d’Ivoire, addressing a standing-room-only audience at IPI. Speaking at the Feb. 7th inaugural event in IPI’s African Election Series, Ambassador Bamba said, “This election has been the most free, most transparent, the most inclusive, the most democratic we […]
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Jack Lang, special adviser to the Secretary-General on legal issues related to piracy, said, “We have to attack piracy at the head.” Mr. Lang asserted, “Each time that we know a mastermind, we have to apply sanctions.”
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Warren Hoge, IPI’s Vice President for External Relations, told an Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) meeting on interfaith development, reconciliation and peacebuilding initiatives at the UN that “religion can be a powerful tool for peace if it is used in a constructive manner.”
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