Burundi Is On the Verge of a Mass Atrocity. Will We Ignore It Again?
By Barbara F. Walter Rarely does the international community get the opportunity to correct an enormous mistake from…
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Celebrating As One? #1325at15
Guest post by Louise Olsson and Theodora-Ismene Gizelis On October 13th, the Security Council will meet to hold its…
Enough with the Pessimism about Peacekeeping
By Page Fortna The recent story from the New York Times about United Nations peacekeeping is typical of…
How the UN Contributes to Conflict Prevention
By Kyle Beardsley, David E. Cunningham, and Peter B. White Scholars have demonstrated a number of areas—such as…
The Silk Road to Insecurity: Why Not Public-Private Collaboration in the Security Sector?
Guest post by Sabine C. Carey, Michael P. Colaresi and Neil J. Mitchell With Islamic State at the…
Joe Public v. Sue Scholar: Support for the Use of Force
Guest post by Michael C. Horowitz and Idean Salehyan In a democracy, public opinion matters. This is especially…
Militias in Syria & Iraq: A Blessing in Disguise?
By Barbara F. Walter Pro-government militias are proliferating in the civil wars in Syria and Iraq and this…
Why the UN Sucks at Conflict Prevention
By Andrew Mack In 2005, the UN’s World Summit stressed the need to create “a culture of prevention”…
"Doable" Options in Syria
Guest Post by Matthew Krain In the face of a systematic campaign of atrocities against Syrian citizens, challenging the…
The Need for Multilateral Intervention in Syria
Guest Post by Reed M. Wood The worsening Syrian insurgency pressures the US and its allies to…