Shifting Power: Transitioning to Renewable Energy in United Nations Peace Operations
…Climate Action Plan 2020-2030 [UNSCAP] (September 2019), https://www.un.org/management/sites/www.un.org.management/files/united-nations-secretariat-climate-action-plan.pdf. Today those operations include 13 peacekeeping and 26 special political missions/presences, which deploy to prevent conflict, protect civilians, facilitate peace processes, and…
Rocky or Rock Solid? The U.S.-Philippine Military Relationship
…colonizer-turned-ally, the United States. Between insulting President Obama’s mother and calling for the departure of American troops from Mindanao, Duterte seems to be advocating a radical departure from nearly 70…
Prioritization and Sequencing of Security Council Mandates: The Case of MINUSCA
…his Prime Minister to lead the relaunch of the peace process, who has already held four coordination meetings at the Ministerial level, and different Ministries are actively working on the…
Why Egypt Shut Down the Internet
…being challenged by new Internet communication tools. Suddenly, the protesters were on Twitter, Facebook, and other social networking sites, sharing detailed information about what was happening, directly as they saw…
From Renewable Energy to Peacebuilding in Mali: MINUSMA’s Opportunity to Bridge the Gap
…often controlled by armed groups. In 2013, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was deployed to support peace in Mali. MINUSMA is a key actor in…
Israeli Actions Push Iran Closer to Nuclear Weapons
…he said. It’s no secret that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long pressed for the United States to use military means to degrade Iran’s nuclear program, recognizing the limitations…
Future Urban Conflict, Technology, and the Protection of Civilians
…of increased urban conflict on the protection of civilians.1NATO’s Policy on the Protection of Civilians states: “Protection of Civilians (persons, objects and services) includes all efforts taken to avoid, minimize…
US military assistance to Thailand
…https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/reports/655_intro.html Foreign Military Sales (FMS): DSCA Historical Fact Book 2012 https://www.dsca.mil/sites/default/files/historical_facts_book_-_30_sep_2012.pdf https://www.dsca.mil/sites/default/files/historical_facts_book_-_30_sep_2012.pdf Excess Defense Articles (EDA): DSCA Database on EDA https://www.dsca.mil/programs/eda Photo credit: US Department of Defense Current Photos via flickr…