“A Day Without Us:” Mexican Women Take Action for Gender Equality
Initiatives like the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women in 1993, the Convention of Belém do Pará in 1994, and the Beijing...
Somalia and Kenya Relations: The Road Ahead Post the International Court of Justice Decision
On the 12th of October 2021, the International Court of Justice delivered its judgment on the matter of the Maritime Delimitation in the Indian...
Duties of a good neighbour? Refugee policies in Jordan
The influx of Syrian refugees has seriously altered the demography of Jordan. As the refugee population continues to grow, pressure mounts on the already...
“The ones who suffer the most in the Syrian War are Women!”
Majdoleen Hassan is a Syrian lawyer and Human Rights activist. She is part of the Women’s advisory Board to the UN Envoy for Syria....
Defending the Freedom of Nations and Navigation: The Militarization of the Indo-Pacific
In February 2023, the United States and the Philippines reached a level of military cooperation not seen in nearly three decades. Following the signing...
The Challenges of Non-proliferation from the Israeli Perspective
By: Anna Rosa Schlechter (Guest Writer)
More than a year ago, on May 8, 2018, the US withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...
The Fall of Mosul and the death of a “state”
The Battle for Mosul started on Cctober 16th, two years after the city fell into the hands of the militants providing them with equipment...
Armenia in Transition: The Velvet Revolution
By: Lena Krikorian (Editor-in-Chief)
The Republic of Armenia has set a tremendous example for the rest of the world by peacefully ousting a corrupt political...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres: A Year in Review
His popularity in previous roles as Prime Minister of Portugal and High Commissioner of the UNHCR generated high expectations for António Guterres’ appointment as...
The Uzbek Thaw
The death of Islam Karimov in September 2016 brought his 27-year stint as Uzbekistan’s leader to a rather abrupt conclusion. Karimov took office as...