A message of optimism for internationally minded professionals- democracy as we know it faces many challenges, but there is still time to rescue the direction of the international community. Jon […]
The first in our series of guest articles, Brendan Markey-Towle tells the story of former UN Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjold, a man as devoted to his duty as his search […]
This week, a United Nations Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) will attend a series of meetings in Geneva to discuss cybersecurity norms in the international community. Only last week, the […]
As we make our first steps into 2017, it is the right time to look back and review the progress achieved by the United Nations in 2016. This year, the […]
Humanitarian aid is a vital resource for people and communities facing the aftermath of disaster, but is it taking into account the cultural and long-term needs of its recipients? Even […]
Government and military corruption has consequences that extend well beyond the misappropriation of money, including the direct support of international terrorism. The international community strives to apply laws that allow […]
Throughout human history, many major forms of political organisation have arisen and failed, ultimately leading to the state that we know today: a central political authority of a defined territory, […]
The past several years have seen Australia attracting the ire of many international allies. Is the notion of Australia as a globally minded citizen still relevant? Australia is in no […]
Effective crisis planning should be a major objective for all governments and organisations. Unfortunately it currently exists as a secondary thought, an oversight that may prove disastrous as crises become […]
United Nations peacekeepers are increasingly being asked to choose between using force to protect civilians and abstaining from conflict in order to avoid legal prosecution. If the priority of these […]