A New Agenda for Peace: Strengthening the Ability of UN Peace Operations to Protect Civilians

…impartial reporting will contribute to building the trust required to sustain long-term political and operational cooperation. Innovative thought and responsive listening to host populations will also be essential to ensure…
International Police: Improving Effectiveness and Responsiveness
The growing numbers of international police authorized by the Security Council to serve in UN peace operations attest to a recognition of the importance, and challenge, of fostering the rule…
Delivering Climate Responsive, Resilient Building Codes and Standards
…and the United States; including the International Code Council, Australian Building Codes Board, the National Research Council of Canada, and the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. The…
Rethinking Nuclear Security: The Case for an Elite Nuclear Force in India

…HWP Talcher are the only two HWP sites that are listed as having CISF stations. In a question regarding the security of sites at Vadodara and Hazira, the government informed that they…
AI in the Age of Fake (Imagined) Content

…to 8 million by 2025. This means the volume of fabricated videos potentially grew 16 times during this period. Ramifications of Realistic Fake Content The danger posed by AI-generated content…
A Case Study in Improving Environmental Management in UN Peacekeeping

…supportive. A summary of relevant functional stakeholders: Supporting/donor country institutions such as national ministries of foreign affairs and defense, and national missions in New York. T/PCC institutions such as ministries…
Who Controls Your Internet? The Debate Over DNS Blocking

…implications remain contested. While it may disrupt some malicious websites, it also frequently blocks legitimate content, frustrates users, and undermines trust in digital security. The Stimson Center’s Cyber and Southeast…
Semiconductors and Taiwan’s “Silicon Shield”

…and fast-growing manufactured exports. The growth benefit, however, was not reflected in the central government’s investment in science and technology. Both Zhu and President Jiang Zemin saw accession to the…