What If There Is No Al-Qaeda? Preparing For Future Terrorism
byJuly 2012 More than a year after the death of Osama Bin Laden, the debate over how big of a threat al-Qaeda poses to the United State continues. Official U.S….
February, 2015
Ban disappointed over lack of agreement on conventional arms trade treaty
byanother_finn / Foter / CC BY Describing it as a “setback,” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his disappointment over the failure by United Nations Member States to reach agreement on…
The Influence Of Ethnic Lobbying On US Foreign Policy
byRafiga Gurbanzade August 6, 2012: Lobbying is generally defined as the process of seeking to influence a government and its institutions to execute policies that serve interests of a group…
Is Boko Haram A ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization’?
byBy Heather Murdock from VOA June 1, 2012: Some American lawmakers want the U.S. State Department to designate Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization, a formal move that would…
Author’s take
byJohn Gittings How can we raise the profile of peace? This is a central theme of my new book THE GLORIOUS ART OF PEACE (Oxford University Press) which traces the…
Confucius Institutes In America: Soft Power Or Propaganda?
byNarayani Basu August 8, 2012 PhotoAtelier / Foter / CC BY Since their launch in 2004, the Beijing-backed Confucius Institutes have been no strangers to controversy. While their defenders liken…
South Asia 1540 Reporting
byUNSC Resolution 1540 national reports of South Asian countries This report is part of a collection examining implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 (South Asia 1540) , which…
Bangladesh-UNHCR relations at crossroads: Climate refugee issue can’t be ignored
byMd. Fazle Rabby A large number of Rohingyas are living in camps in the border areas of Bangladesh building make-shift tents. The impacts of climate change are already conspicuous in…