Prioritization & Sequencing of Security Council Mandates: The Case of UNMISS
…has gradually pivoted away from predominantly static protection approaches centered on the UN operated POC sites to supporting South Sudanese– run internally displaced people (IDP) camps with only one remaining…
Revising The UN Peacekeeping Mandate In South Sudan
…to the conflict as the United Nations mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has struggled to protect civilians within and beyond its protection of civilians (POC) sites. This report by the…
A Visit to the Site of France’s Future High-Level Waste Repository
…investigate waste disposal concepts and potential geological repository sites. They are pivotal steps within the development of deep geological repositories. What is a Deep Geological Repository (DGR)? Decades of research…
The Changing Middle East: Updating the Security Agenda
…concrete contingencies: securing Syria’s chemical and biological sites, providing security and basic services for the tens of thousands of new refugees and internally displaced, attempting to slow the flow of…
James McKeon’s primer on Scotland’s independence referendum published in World Post
…of the debate, let us look at the four main points of contention leading some to vote “yes” for independence and others to vote “no.” As you will see, both…
EU Defense: This Time Might Be Different
…Russian threat looms and U.S. security guarantees wane. This means that even with immense uncertainty surrounding European and U.S. politics as well as an ongoing war, Europeans might not only…
Iran Faces a Mountain of Unresolved Domestic Problems
…minister Ahmad Vahidi, the Tehran prosecutor filed a legal case against the newspaper for disclosure of confidential documents. However, the Interior Ministry has not denied the contents of the document….
Regional Consequences of the Syrian Conflict on Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq
…borders. This is an issue of great contention between Iraq, Iran, and the US. Iraq has furthermore formed a bridge for Iranian aid to Syria. Therefore, the US and Iranian…