ISKP and Afghanistan’s Future Security
…or a significant number of militants. ISKP & the U.S. Withdrawal Since the signing of the U.S.-Taliban agreement in February 2020, ISKP has increasingly targeted urban areas and foreign assets,…
UN Police, Justice and Corrections Programming: Summarizing Recent Practice
…Police, Justice and Corrections Components in UN Peace Operations, treats functionally, across cases, and are summarized in the main study’s annexes. The case studies follow a common format. It lays out the…
William Durch presented findings of police, justice and corrections impact study at UN conference
The talk presented findings and recommendations of FOPO’s study of police, justice and corrections work in UN peace operations. The venue was the UN’s first Regional Meeting for the Development…
UN Global Focal Point for Police, Justice and Corrections
The United Nations (UN) Global Focal Point on Police, Justice and Corrections (GFP) is the most recent initiative in a decade of efforts to improve the coherence and quality of…
International Police: Improving Effectiveness and Responsiveness
The growing numbers of international police authorized by the Security Council to serve in UN peace operations attest to a recognition of the importance, and challenge, of fostering the rule…
From Timor-Leste to Darfur: New Initiatives for Enhancing UN Civilian Policing Capacity
As peacekeepers have deployed at unprecedented levels worldwide, the demand for police to serve in such missions has swelled.The United Nations (UN), for example, has increased the use of police…
Options for Reconfiguring the UN Presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
…national authorities and forces, including the Congolese armed forces and national police, to protect civilians. Continued partnership on joint initiatives, such as building police and judicial capacity, will be key…
Confucius Institutes and Chinese Soft Power in Southeast Asia
…Southeast Asia, it would appear that the message is directed at elite segments of domestic populations and Chinese diaspora communities. China’s decision to invest more in soft power initiatives may…