Challenges of Negotiating with North Korea

…for Struggle Leading Korean-style Socialist Construction to Fresh Victory on Report Made by Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un at Eighth Congress of WPK,” DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs, January 9, 2021, https://www.mfa.gov.kp/en/on-report-at-eighth-congress-of-wpk/….
Back to Basics: Pledging Nuclear Restraint

…about in 2009.[xi] To hold on to the philosophy of minimum deterrence in an age of rising nuclear nationalism will not be easy. The second factor challenging nuclear minimalists is…
4 takeaways from ‘Recurring Storms: Food Insecurity, Political Instability and Conflict’
…that by paying more attention to early warning signs and the tipping points revealed in reports, it would be easier to build systems that would facilitate more responsive actions needed…
Sustaining Proliferation Prevention: Gaining Ground in the Global South
…other high priority issues from counter-drug and small arms trafficking, to preparedness and responsive capacities in the event of natural (and by extension, man-made) disasters, to issues of disease surveillance…
How the UN Can Combat Violence based on Religion or Belief: An Interview with Julie Gregory

…belief leaders in peacebuilding, including women, LGBTQ+ persons, and minority persons; and Supporting country-specific action to protect civilians where violence based on religion or belief is high or severe, such…
Taking the Longer View: The Challenges of State Financing for Multilateral Climate and Environmental Organizations

…decades of increasing reliance on often capricious and last-minute national fiscal decision-making. It also raises questions about the secondary agenda of funding nations on global environmental issues. Burden Sharing Since…
Vietnam’s Party Congress Endorses Ambitious Growth Agenda

…the north-central province of Hà Tĩnh. The 19 members include one woman (Bùi Thị Minh Hoài) and one ethnic minority representative (Đỗ Văn Chiến). One new addition, Nguyễn Thanh Nghị,…
Middle Eastern Terrorism and Authoritarianism in an Age of Western Populism

…and make our world a safer place. But in order for these questions to be dynamic and responsive in the face of rapid political changes in the West and the…