“We should thank the one million desperate migrants for exposing a few uncomfortable truths,” said migration expert Kilian Kleinschmidt speaking at IPI’s Vienna office on April 5th. “They have exposed the fact that we are not as tolerant as we thought, EU integration has failed, our social systems have failed, and our colonial system of […]
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One of the main threats to the current world order is the erosion of the rule-of-law based international system. Due to the advent of new technologies and hybrid warfare, the laws of war have also become blurred. A major cause of both of these trends is the emergence of armed non-state actors. This meeting note […]
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Evolution is better than revolution was one sentiment expressed on the future of the Middle East at this Global Leaders Forum with Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Successful societies come from an open-minded society that promotes religious tolerance and an economy that is rule-based, according to participants who are of the opinion […]
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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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The Syrian crisis has disrupted education trajectories for Syrian youth both inside and outside Syria. The lack of learning opportunities further destabilizes the lives of young refugees, making them more vulnerable to various forms of exploitation and susceptible to extremist ideologies. While these risks are widely recognized, education programming tends to focus on younger children […]
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres told an IPI audience that as millions of refugees flee war and persecution, the multilateral system has failed to mobilize the resources necessary to move them to safety in a dignified and efficient way.“The humanitarian response system is today financially broke,” the High Commissioner said. “We are […]
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A panel of practitioners explored the complex relationship between UN peacekeeping and medical services at an IPI panel, “Healing or Harming? United Nations Peacekeeping and Health.” The November 12th event also marked the launch of an IPI report of the same name.Health emergencies, like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, present particular challenges for UN peace […]
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A policy forum was held at IPI on October 27th on humanitarian assistance in times of conflict. Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Supervisor General for the King Salman Humanitarian and Relief Center, briefed the audience on the work of the center in providing relief aid to Yemen and the region.The center was founded in May 2015 […]
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IPI and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) co-hosted a workshop to review critically the findings of the Humanitarian Negotiations Exchange (HNx) project, an initiative introduced by the ICRC to enhance informal exchanges and peer learning among professionals engaged in negotiations and mediations in situations of armed conflict and other situations of violence. […]
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Mass migration to Europe is raising havoc on the continent, where thousands of refugees encounter different responses in different countries, often bouncing from one border area to another. The European Union remains divided over the best way to deal with the crisis.
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