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1081. Humanitarian Action and Sustaining Peace

Author:
Alice Dabarre
Publication Date:
03-2018
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
International Peace Institute
Abstract:
While humanitarian action was traditionally designed to be a short-term emergency response, this is increasingly perceived as inaccurate and even undesirable. Humanitarian actors have acknowledged a responsibility to work toward bridging the “humanitarian-development divide” and not to overlook the nexus between addressing and reducing humanitarian needs and building the foundations for sustaining peace.
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

1082. Aligning Agendas: Drugs, Sustainable Development, and the Drive for Policy Coherence

Author:
International Expert Group on Drug Policy Metrics
Publication Date:
02-2018
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
International Peace Institute
Abstract:
Current drug policy too often has a negative impact on communities and runs counter to efforts to ameliorate poverty through sustainable development. However, this is often not captured by the metrics used to measure the impact of drug policy. One way to improve these metrics is to align them with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This would not only help overcome many of the limitations of drug policies resulting from suboptimal metrics but also make sure these policies enhance, rather than hinder, efforts to achieve the SDGs.
Topic:
International Affairs and Narcotics Trafficking
Political Geography:
Global Focus

1083. The Role of Local Governance in Sustaining Peace

Author:
Alain Tschudin and Albert Trithart
Publication Date:
02-2018
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
International Peace Institute
Abstract:
While the importance of good governance to sustaining peace is widely recognized, the focus tends to be on national governance. This overlooks the crucial role of local governance actors, particularly when the central government is fragmented or lacks broad legitimacy. These actors include not only formal institutions like municipal governments but also a mix of other actors that could range from traditional chieftaincies to community-based organizations to religious institutions.
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

1084. Evaluating mechanisms for investigating attacks on heathcare

Author:
Els Debuf
Publication Date:
01-2018
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
International Peace Institute
Abstract:
IPI’s research project on mechanisms to investigate attacks on healthcare aims to assist the Security Council, relevant UN organs, member states, and other stakeholders in operationalizing Resolution 2286 and the UN secretary-general’s recommendations for its implementation. The project focuses on recommendations regarding the use of international mechanisms to ensure that the “full, prompt, impartial and effective investigations” required by Resolution 2286 are carried out when parties to the conflict are unable or unwilling to do so themselves. Through a combination of desk research, key informant interviews, and an expert meeting bringing together stakeholders in the implementation of Resolution 2286 and experts on international fact-finding and investigation into violations of international humanitarian law, the project developed a set of tools, available on this page. These include:
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

1086. The Collapse of Israel's Foreign Service, Summary of a Knesset Conference

Author:
Mitvim
Publication Date:
02-2018
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Mitvim: The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies
Abstract:
The Collapse of Israel's Foreign Service, Summary of a Knesset Conference, February 2018
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

1087. The Crisis in Israel-Jordan Relations, Summary of a Knesset Conference

Author:
Mitvim
Publication Date:
01-2018
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Mitvim: The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies
Abstract:
The Crisis in Israel-Jordan Relations, Summary of a Knesset Conference, January 2018
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

1088. Trends in international arms transfers 2017

Author:
Pieter D. Wezeman
Publication Date:
03-2018
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Abstract:
The volume of international transfers of major weapons in 2013–17 was 10 per cent higher than in 2008–12. This is a continuation of the upward trend that began in the early 2000s. The flow of arms to the Middle East and Asia and Oceania increased between 2008–12 and 2013–17, while there was a decrease in the flow to the Americas, Africa and Europe.
Topic:
International Security
Political Geography:
Global Focus

1089. Multilateral peace operations and the challenges of organized crime

Author:
Jaïr van der Lijn
Publication Date:
02-2018
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Abstract:
Multilateral peace operations are increasingly confronting a set of interrelated and mutually reinforcing security challenges that are relatively new to them, that do not respect borders, and that have causes and effects which cut right across the international security, peacebuilding and development agendas. As a result, the New Geopolitics of Peace Operations III: Non‑Traditional Security Challenges initiative seeks to enhance understanding about peace operations and non-traditional security challenges such as terrorism and violent extremism, irregular migration, piracy, organized crime and environmental degradation. As a part of this initiative, this SIPRI Background Paper explores the ‘non-traditional’ security challenges that organized crime presents to multilateral peace operations.
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus

1090. Devolution of Power in Pakistan

Author:
Syed Mohammed Ali
Publication Date:
03-2018
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
United States Institute of Peace
Abstract:
Passage of the eighteenth amendment to Pakistan’s constitution in 2010 was rightly hailed as a major accomplishment. Not only did it devolve significant powers from the central government to the provinces, it also mandated the formation of local governments to bring government closer to the people. It took half a decade for the provinces to set up local governments—and real decision-making authority and financial resources have been even slower to arrive. In this Special Report, Syed Mohammad Ali takes stock of Pakistan’s devolution process and why its success is critical to the long-term prospects of democracy and the cultivation of new generations of democratic leaders.
Topic:
International Affairs
Political Geography:
Global Focus