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The unfolding humanitarian crisis around Lake Chad: UN report falls short of naming environmental dimensions
It is encouraging to see that the United Nations Security Council is beginning to acknowledge the transboundary dimensions of fragility and conflict, as demonstrated...
The EU`s Foreign Policy in Development: Player or Payer?
Before analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of European Union (EU) foreign policy in development, it is imperative to understand the conceptual link of EU’s...
Denial of Humanitarian Aid in Myanmar a Crime under International Law?
As the world remains shocked at the atrocities committed against civilians in the northern Rakhine state, Myanmar government has once again blocked all aid...
A United Nations Centered Workout of the North Korea Situation
One would think it unnecessary to point up the potential for disruption of a functioning international order now before us in the stand off...
Addressing Poverty as a Climate Change Adoption Strategy
The Earth is experiencing the warmest surface temperatures since modern climate measurements were implemented in 1880. This extreme global warming is the result of...
China contributes to doubts about Pakistani crackdown on militants
China, at the behest of Pakistan, has for the second time this year prevented the United Nations from listing a prominent Pakistani militant as...
International Youth Day – Too soon to celebrate?
Another year, another International Youth Day, with the theme: “Youth Building Peace”. According to the UN, this global day – 12 August – serves...
After 72 years, nuclear weapons have been prohibited
7 July 2017 was a momentous day for disarmament and arms control. On that day, 122 states approved the Treaty on the Prohibition of...
BRICS not to break as standing together
Authors: Wang Wei, Edward Lai The concept of the “BRIC” began to affect the audiences in 2001 when economist Jim O’Neill first used the...
To what extent does international aid provide a sticking plaster, rather than a solution, to post-war recovery?
The theory of Good Governance (GG) relies on the belief an effective government builds upon the criteria of transparency and accountability. Moreover, government brings...