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Preventing Atrocities Among Pastoral Communities Through Disarmament

Approaches to atrocity prevention in the Horn of Africa should integrate kinship social networks into disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration programs
September 29, 2022
Francis Onditi
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From Network Analysis to Creative Leverage: Mapping new horizons of modern atrocity prevention

Mapping and tracking networks provide new opportunities for the atrocity prevention practice
September 29, 2022
Kate Ferguson
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Responsibility Chains: Building Global Governance for Forest Risk Commodity Chains

Responsibility Chains refer to the interconnected sets of socio-environmental relations that link commodity producers to consumers.
September 13, 2022
Adriana Erthal Abdenur
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Semiconductors and Taiwan’s “Silicon Shield”

Taiwan’s global dominance of semiconductor fabrication has upset the status and the dynamics of U.S.-China competition
August 16, 2022
Richard Cronin
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Technological Change and the UN Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes

Developments in new and emerging technologies present key reasons to revise the UN Framework of Analysis for Atrocity Crimes.
July 25, 2022
Federica D’Alessandra
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Social Media Misinformation and the Prevention of Political Instability and Mass Atrocities

Atrocity prevention stakeholders face profound challenges from the quantity, speed, and increasing sophistication of online misinformation
July 7, 2022
Kristina Hook
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Climate Stress and Civilian Targeting in the Sahel: Between Violence and Opportunity

This report assesses the potential relationship between climate and environmental security and violence against civilians by different actors
June 28, 2022
Britt Koehnlein
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Disinformation and Democratic Transition: A Kenyan Case Study

Technological developments have strengthened atrocity prevention efforts; however, these technologies can also be harnessed to exploit vulnerabilities and grievances during election periods
June 22, 2022
Gillian McKay
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The Karen National Union in Post-Coup Myanmar

The ethnic group along the Thai border weighs unique political and military considerations as it seeks influence in charting the country’s future.
April 7, 2022
Shona Loong
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Ending Violence Against Women & Girls: Bridging the Gap Between Multilateral Aspiration & State Practice  

Despite global normative commitments by UN member states, violence against women and girls in myriad forms is prevalent in every country and
March 31, 2022
Susan Harris Rimmer
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Protecting Those Who Protect Human Rights: Opportunities and Risks for Action at the UN

While UN member states have made important commitments to protect human rights defenders, key opportunities to strengthen them remain.
March 25, 2022
Helen Nolan
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The United States and the UN Security Council: Examining U.S. Perspectives and Approaches to Key Issues

Introduction Since taking office, the Biden administration has signaled a renewed interest in engaging with the United Nations and utilizing multilateral tools

February 15, 2022
Alex Hopkins
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