Bahrain’s Political Crisis: A New Chapter for Iraqi Foreign Policy
By Shawn Azeez – Bahrain’s political crisis – the crackdown by the Sunni royal family and government on Shia protesters – has elicited contradictory reactions among Iraq’s sectarian and ethnic…
Chapter 1: SOTF & Sustainable Development
The UN’s Summit of the Future (SOTF) and its resulting Pact for the Future (PFF) is a high-profile vessel for a wide range of aspirations for the UN and multilateralism. …
Japan Program Interview with Rie Takezawa: Transcript
…RT: My chapter is focusing on Japan’s peacebuilding policy in the African region, and my research question is very simple: What is Japan’s policy? To summarize my conclusion, it is…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, May 2023
…Thomas on May 23, 2023. Find more info here. Centre for Science and Security Studies, King’s College London The first few chapters of The Oxford Handbook of Nuclear Security have now been published…
Nuclear Security News and Member Updates Roundup, April 2024
…on Twitter: @INS_Forum Updates The INSF will be attending this year’s International Conference on Nuclear Security (ICONS) 2024 in Vienna, Austria from May 20 – 24. On Thursday, May 23 from…
Fulfilling the UN75 Declaration’s Promise
…then broader socioeconomic recovery from the pandemic, in line with vital, agreed Paris Climate Agreement goals. For instance, (i) a Global Green Hydrogen Alliance could spur research and development, encourage…
A Critical Juncture: Global Security and the Age of Converging Technologies
…May 15, 2024, https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/news/framework-assessing-and-managing-dual-use-hazards-ai-foundation-models. 26 Pandora Dewan and Patrick Pester, “Adorable Dire Wolf Pups Mark ‘World’s First De-Extinction,’ Colossal Biosciences Says,” Live Science, April 7, 2025, https://www.livescience.com/animals/extinct-species/dire-wolves-are-back-from-extinction-thanks-to-genetically-engineered-pups. 27 Elie Dolgin,…
Connecting the Drops: An Indus Basin Roadmap for Cross-Border Water Research and Policy Coordination
…Water Research, Data Sharing, and Policy Coordination.” Download “Connecting the Drops” Report Connecting the Drops: An Indus Basin Roadmap for Cross-Border Water Research, Data Sharing, and Policy Coordination seeks to…