African leaders need to acknowledge the gravity of the Congo crisis and apply pressure on Kabila.
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The UN promotes local ownership in peace building, which is difficult to achieve.
As foreign Islamic State fighters return home, there needs to be proper prosecution of sexual violence in armed conflict.
China's presence in Africa continues to grow with its first military base in Djibouti. It wants to be a friend to Africa positioning itself as a global power while looking after its own interests.
As unity talks begin, history tells us the divisions in Cyprus are not simply the result of two competing nationalisms.
By not acknowledging what Haitians themselves think they need, the UN is failing to sort out one of its worst ever blunders.
A former US diplomat explains why some programs may make sense to cut, while others are crucial to America's moral standing.
Cutting off funds for crucial UN bodies could have disastrous consequences for the world order.
Leaders in Davos are being asked to consider how global cooperation could be reinvigorated. They could do worse than start with UN reforms.
Even the UN Security Council's most stubborn members have committed to defending South Sudan's residents against violence.
Africa should focus on the feasible reforms of the UN and de-emphasise its demand for improved representation on the Security Council voting reforms, given the complex politics around these issues.
The violence and instability that wracks South Sudan is profoundly gendered.
It has long been known that UN forces brought disease to the country in the aftermath of an earthquake, but how can amends be made?
The competition between the two authoritarian regimes has become a fact that, given the regional context, is here to last. It justifies repression and indefinitely postpones democratic expression.
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Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading
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Senior Lecturer, International Development Department, University of Birmingham
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PhD Candidate, Australian National University
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Professor of International Relations, Pennsylvania State University
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SARCHI Professor of International Development Law and African Economic Relations, University of Pretoria
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Lecturer in International Security, University of Kent
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Professeur des universités, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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Lecturer, University of Aberdeen
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PhD Candidate & Graduate Teaching Fellow in Law, City, University of London
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Conflict and Policy Advisor on Syria, Senior Visiting Research Follow Kings College London Centre for Conflict and Health, Visiting Researcher at PRIO, and PhD Candidate at University of Essex., University of Essex
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Professor and Head: Political Studies and Governance in the Humanities Faculty, University of the Free State
