Language, Memory, and the Fragility of US–Iran Nuclear Diplomacy
…Israeli nuclear program and whether there should be a prohibition on attacking nuclear sites in Israel and Iran. By Barbara Slavin, Distinguished Fellow, Middle East Perspectives On December 19, 2003,…
Industry Backgrounders: Radiopharmaceuticals
…major producers of medical isotopes to the sites that utilize the material. For instance, the process to produce molybdenum-99 (the parent radionuclide of technetium-99) only consumes up to three percent…
CORVI Risk Assessment: Western Province, Sri Lanka
…activity, including river sand mining, the removal of coastal vegetation, and beach sand mining.35“Coastal Zone Management in Sri Lanka – IUCN.” A study published in 2017 found that while isolated locations…
Chinese Counterterrorism in Africa
…used live ammunition, and several of the intruders were wounded.34Lusaka Times, “6 Illegal Miners Shot after Breaking into a Chinese Owned Mine,” December 25, 2017, https://www.lusakatimes.com/2017/12/25/6-illegal-miners-shot-breaking-chinese-owned-mine/. The incident shows how…
Strengthen Cybersecurity to Safeguard Positive Global Connectivity
…Accessed April 16, 2020. https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/speeches/2020-01-22/remarks-general-assembly-priorities-for-2020. 13 United Nations. Declaration of the Commemoration of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the United Nations. Draft, July 3, 2020, 3. Accessed July 3, 2020. https://www.un.org/pga/74/wp-content/uploads/sites/99/2020/07/UN75-FINAL-DRAFT-DECLARATION.pdf….
Transforming Civil-Military Relations: Myanmar in Comparative Perspective
…fell short on democratic minima, and there had been an erosion of minority rights as well as reports of increasing suppression of civil liberties and political rights by the elected…
The Remarkable Story of the Montreal Protocol with Lessons for Cyberspace
…October 2016, United Nations Treaty Series, vol. 2.f, no. 27, available from https://treaties.un.org/ doc/Treaties/2016/10/20161015%2003-23%20PM/Ch_XXVII-2.f-English%20and%20French.pdf; For history, see: https:// ozone.unep.org/sites/default/files/2020-06/Briefing_note_on_exemptions.pdf; “OzonAction Fact Sheet,” UN Environment Programme OzonAction, accessed May 24, 2024,…
Options for Reconfiguring the UN Presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
…the eastern provinces, the dynamics and drivers of conflict differ. In Ituri, competition over illegal mining sites remains a key instigator of conflict between armed groups, with civilians directly targeted…