Since 2002, the United Nations has created three regional political offices—in West Africa, Central Africa, and Central Asia—to harmonize efforts to identify cross-border threats and defuse tensions. But while their mandates contain many elements related to prevention and sustaining peace, these offices remain focused on addressing the proximate causes of conflict rather than on reinforcing […]
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Over the past few years, the world has been confronted with a series of crises that have challenged perceptions of global stability. Whether a moment of high risk or great opportunity, this is without a doubt a moment of growing complexity. More actors, institutions, and networks of interests are engaged in the international sphere than […]
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey called on the nations of the region to cement regional cooperation and leadership in the fight against terrorism and instability in the Middle East. President Erdoğan was speaking at the International Peace Institute (IPI) Global Leaders Series presentation in Manama, Bahrain, that brought together an audience of more than […]
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On July 5th, the International Peace Institute, together with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, held a seminar in Vienna on the North Asia Peace Cooperation Initiative (NAPCI). The event was designed to increase awareness of NAPCI among Vienna-based institutions, and to enable NAPCI to learn from such institutions like the […]
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With international challenges including terrorism, the refugee crisis, and the volatile security situation in fragile states directly affecting them, Africans are especially keen to take charge of their continent’s destiny.UN cooperation with regional organizations like the African Union (AU) is at an all time high, El Ghassim Wane, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, […]
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Lamberto Zannier, the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co‑operation in Europe (OSCE), discussed the organization’s perspective on “Security Challenges in Europe,” at an IPI meeting, May 17, 2016.With a membership of 57 countries and based in Vienna, the OSCE is the largest intergovernmental body in the world. Though nominally a security organization, […]
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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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Regional organizations have been playing increasingly important roles in the maintenance of international peace and security in recent years. In parallel, their interactions with the UN Security Council have grown, presenting new opportunities and challenges for collaboration in advancing peace. How can the Security Council and regional organizations work together more effectively?As organizations try to […]
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A group of high-level international diplomats and government representatives said the proliferation of conflicts in Africa points to the need for the United Nations (UN) to rethink the way it works with the African Union (AU) in promoting peace and security on the continent.This emerged from a May 4th policy forum on the topic of […]
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Regional organizations can go a long way in supporting global peace and security because they can provide the UN system with regional expertise as well as local knowledge of regional crises, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Igor Lukšić of Montenegro said at IPI on March 5th.
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