PoC in UN Peace Operations: Lessons from UN Peacekeeping and Special Political Missions
…the Protection of Civilians, “The Kigali Principles on the Protection of Civilians,” 2015, http://civilianprotection.rw/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/REPORT_PoC_conference_Long-version.pdf. 9 Note: UN Department of Peace Operations, “A4P+ Strategic Priorities for 2021-2023,” 2021, https://peacekeeping.un.org/sites/default/files/a4p_background_paper.pdf….
The Karen National Union in Post-Coup Myanmar
…Note: NUG Foreign Ministry, quoted in Moe Thuzar and Htet Myet Min Tun, “Myanmar’s National Unity Government: A Radical Arrangement to Counteract the Coup,” ISEAS Perspective, 2022/8, https://www.iseas.edu.sg/articles-commentaries/iseas-perspective/2022-8-myanmars-national-unity-government-a-radical-arrangement-to-counteract-the-coup-by-moe-thuzar-and-htet-myet-min-tun/. Whether such…
Regional Implications of Thai Instability
The political turmoil in Thailand that culminated in a 2006 military coup against then Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has continued and is beginning to affect regional relations. The domestic maneuvering…
NATO Isn’t Cheap—and It’s Still Worth the Price
…are major bases. Each of the U.S. military’s service arms encamps at these sites sizable numbers of personnel ( more than 60,000 in total ) and stores large quantities of material. Furthermore,…
Israel War Erodes Iran’s Relations with Azerbaijan
…“intelligence support to Israel” during the strikes on nuclear, military, and civilian sites. While Azerbaijani officials categorically denied any involvement in Israeli military operations and the Iranian government did not…
Multilateralism for Chronic Risks
…see also Corcoran, Katherine. ‘Food Prices Soaring Worldwide.’ Associated Press, March 24, 2008. Accessed May 21, 2020. https://www.agriculturedefensecoalition.org/sites/default/files/file/agriculture/3M_2008_Food_Worldwide_Shortages_High_Prices_March_2008_AP_Agriculture_Lands_Forests_Used_for_Ethanol_Disaster.pdf. We are again witnessing a combination of chronic and acute upheavals. In climate science, scientists refer…
The Erosion of Pastoralism in the Sudano-Sahel
…“minority vote” in the eyes of both local and national politicians. Simply put, there is power in numbers, and pastoralists are often in the numeric minority. 3Ced Hesse and Michael…
The Potential for Expanded U.S. Trade with Middle Income Countries
…December 14, 2017, https://www.brookings.edu/wpcontent/uploads/2017/02/global_20170228_global-middle-class.pdf. [2] Richard Ponzio and Robert Berg, Engaging the New Majority: U.S. Perspectives and Experience (Washington, DC: Stimson Center, August 2017), accessed January 9, 2018, https://www.stimson.org/sites/default/files/file-attachments/Engaging%20the%20New%20Majority.pdf. …