Advancing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Farsi Version)
…to integrate the content of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into a country’s policy and legal system. Participants met for two sessions over the course of…
Stimson report cited in International Business Times on India and Pakistan’s fight over water
…that divides these longtime enemies is not necessarily nuclear arms nor territorial disputes over Kashmir nor a hundred other contentious subjects — rather, the dominant overriding conflict between India and…
Trump Administration Backsliding on Establishing a Responsible U.S. Drone Policy
…responsible for its content and recommendations. Members of the study group, who provided expert insight and advice, and served in their individual capacities, included: John Bellinger, III; Mary (Missy) Cummings;…
Protect Satellites Against Harmful Interference
…space security. Even if the incoming administration changes course, the content and forum for negotiations are far from settled. At the same time, there is widespread agreement that satellites are…
UNSCR 1540 International Student Essay Contest
…States to develop and enforce legal and structural measures to prevent the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) and their means of delivery. The challenge has been to get…
After the Age of Trump: Rejecting Competition
…Make a Multipolar World,” Project Syndicate, November 11, 2024, https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/middle-powers-means-multipolar-world-not-us-hegemony-or-us-china-bipolarity-by-dani-rodrik-2024-11. In this economic environment, U.S. influence is destined to wane. This does not mean that the United States will lose…
Signals from Dublin: ICANN84 and the Evolution of Internet Governance
…never think about (that means it is working) or is just magic. And although far from “magic,” there is a complex technical system of ICANN that coordinates domain name policy,…
Prioritization and Sequencing of Security Council Mandates: Lessons Learned Workshop External Summary
…by member states to express dissatisfaction with the negotiation process—for example, a perceived lack of inclusion—rather than with the mandate’s content. Participants underscored that the erosion of council support has…