The NUG’s Economic War on Myanmar’s Military
As fighting drags on against Myanmar’s military, the resistance movement led by the National Unity Government (NUG) is seeking new avenues to tip the balance. The military junta is facing economic hardship at home and abroad, and increasingly key for the NUG is gaining an upper hand by leveraging its comparative economic advantages and exploiting […]
COP27: Closing the Climate Adaptation Investment Gap in Small Island States and Coastal Communities
Next month, Egypt will host COP27 whose major goal is to turn past climate pledges into action. Yet during COP26, island states and least developed countries across the Global South called for greater focus and more resources devoted to climate adaptation and resilience. Recent extreme weather events in places like Pakistan and the Philippines underscore […]
Afghanistan Under the Taliban and its Regional Impact
Almost fourteen months into resumed Taliban control of Afghanistan, the Taliban’s state-building, international commitments, and relations with regional powers remain fluid. A dire humanitarian crisis grips the country. And skepticism of and disagreement on the Taliban’s human rights and counterterrorism assurances to the world have emerged. With the threat of ISKP and other groups, the […]
UNGA High-Level Discussion on “Making the Most of the 2024 Summit of the Future”
Fears of escalating conflict, a global food crisis, new COVID-19 variants, irreversible climate change, and eroding collaboration in the global economy threaten to undermine the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and other efforts to advance human progress. Yet, a once-in-a-generation opportunity to review and improve global tools for managing such challenges, a Summit of the […]
Practical Guidance for Strengthening Arms and Dual-Use Trade Controls
This new resource identifies good practice for frontline officers to support integrated, efficient, and enhanced implementation of a range of international instruments pertaining to the trade in arms and dual-use items, including the UN Convention on Transnational Organized Crime, UN Security Council Resolution 1540, and the Arms Trade Treaty. This virtual launch event will examine […]
Report Launch: Rethinking Global Cooperation – Three New Frameworks for Collective Action in an Age of Uncertainty
To address today’s pressing global challenges, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for, one year ago in his Our Common Agenda report, a Summit of the Future to improve collective action worldwide. Among the summit’s anticipated outcomes are a Declaration on Future Generations, a Global Digital Compact, and a New Agenda for Peace. This report elaborates […]
The Geography of Myanmar’s Anti-Military Resistance Movement
Twenty months after the military coup provoked a nationwide resistance movement, Myanmar is seeing fierce fighting across an unprecedented expanse of the country. By one account, the share of Myanmar’s townships nationwide engaged in armed resistance grew from 59% in 2020 to 71% in this year’s first half. The National Unity Government, People’s Defense Forces, […]
Coercion and Crisis Management in the Taiwan Strait
The United States and China have relied for decades on military signaling to communicate resolve and deterrence over Taiwan policy. Since the election of Tsai Ing-Wen in 2016, China has conducted a range of coercive military actions, including aerial patrols and large-scale military exercises in response to perceived offenses by Taiwan and the United States, […]