Blar i NUPI Research Online på emneord "Conflict resolution"
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Assessing the Effectiveness of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and The Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary- General on Cyprus (OSASG)
(EPON Report;, Research report, 2021)This report assesses the extent to which the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) along with the Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary- General on Cyprus (OSASG) – also called the mission of the Good Offices ... -
The Big Man Muqtada al-Sadr: Leading the Street in Iraq under Limited Statehood
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The article conceptualises the Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as a big man to explain his proven capability for navigating the hazardous terrain of Iraqi politics. Introduced in Sahlins’ anthropology on Melanesia and refined ... -
Chad’s Pivotal Role in the Regional Crisis
(ISPI Commentaries;, Research report, 2020)An analysis of Chad's regime role in the context of the military and humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad Basin -
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Afghanistan
(Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet;February 2022, Research report, 2021)Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change: rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns and increasingly frequent extreme weather events. Currently, Afghanistan is experiencing its worst ... -
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: South Sudan
(Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet;, Research report, 2021)Flooding and droughts significantly disrupt livelihood patterns and food-security and may result in temporary displacement or longer-term migration. Such shocks exacerbate vulnerabilities and weaken the resilience and ... -
The Dangers of Disconnection: Oscillations in Political Violence on Lake Chad
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Narrations on fragility and resilience in the Sahel paint a picture about the region’s inherent ungovernability that lead to consider an endless state- and peace-building process as the most feasible governance solution. ... -
Female Peacekeepers and Operational Effectiveness in UN Peace Operations.
(NUPI Research Paper;3/2020, Research report, 2020)More women are needed in UN peace operations, both on the grounds of equality and performance. March 2020 survey data and empirical evidence from the Effectiveness of Peace Operations Network (EPON) highlight the importance ... -
The Impact of Covid-19 on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.
(NUPI Covid-19 Brief;8/2020, Research report, 2020)• Women appear to be disproportionately affected by Covid-19 • Pushback on global commitment to gender equality • Gender equality and human development are correlated: focussing on gender equality will have a catalytic ... -
Iraq
(Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet;April 2022, Research report, 2022)• Increasing temperatures, decreasing water availability and greater inter-annual variability in rainfall negatively affect agriculture, reduce household income and food availability, and exacerbate livelihood insecurity. ... -
L’architecture de sécurité intérieure burkinabé face à la gestion d’une crise multidimensionnelle
(NUPI Working Paper;898, Research report, 2022)Pour faire face à la crise multidimensionnelle que traverse le Sahel depuis 2012, c’est principalement la réponse militaire qui a été privilégiée. Il est pourtant tout aussi important de s’intéresser au rôle que jouent les ... -
The Origins of Boko Haram, and Why the War on Terror Matters
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article, prompted as a response to a recent contribution penned by Audu Bulama Bukarti,returns to the history of an incident occurred in 2003 between the Nigerian security and a group of militants popularly known as ... -
Preventing Organized Crime. The Need for a Context-Sensitive, System-Wide Approach.
(NUPI Report;2020-07, Research report, 2020)Recent years have seen important developments regarding the UN Security Council and the UN Secretariat. The Security Council, which has increasingly recognized organized crime as a serious threat to international peace and ... -
Rebel governance? A literature review of Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa Province
(NUPI Working Paper;897, Research report, 2022)The literature on rebel governance has fundamentally challenged the idea that ‘governance’ is the sole prerogative of ‘government’. Despite important advances over the past decade, studies have largely addressed rebel ... -
Reviewing Jihadist Governance in the Sahel
(NUPI Working Paper;894, Research report, 2021)The ways in which jihadist insurgents in the Sahel govern is rarely considered in the academic literature. They have often been portrayed as ‘Islamic terrorists’, who achieve their objectives by using brutal force against ... -
Spaces and Institutional Logics in Post-Conflict Settings of Mitrovica
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Spaces structure interactions between communities in post-conflict settings. They are governed by particular institutional logics, which can foster boundary building and boundary transgression. This article proposes an ... -
Sunnism, Salafism, Sheikism: Urban Pathways of Resistance in Sidon, Lebanon
(HYRES Research Note;, Research report, 2019)This brief analyses Salafism as an urban phenomenon, with an emphasis on the contentious period following the Syrian uprising turned civil war (2011–present). To understand Salafism’s popular appeal, it is necessary to ... -
To engage or not engage? Libyan Salafis and state institutions
(HYRES Research Note;, Research report, 2019)At the beginning of the recent escalation of hostilities in Libya in April 2019, one of the key questions posed was what role, if any, quietist Salafis would play. Followers of this trend have grown significantly in influence ... -
Trade and trust: the role of trade in de facto state conflict transformation
(NUPI Policy Brief;2021-1, Research report, 2021)De facto states – unrecognized secessionist entities that eke out a living on the margins of the international system – are often heavily dependent on external patron states for economic aid and investment. When the parent ... -
Unity in Goals, Diversity in Means - and the discourse on female peacekeepers in UN peace operations.
(NUPI Working Paper;893, Research report, 2020)Gender parity at all levels in the UN, as a means towards gender equality, is a two-decades old commitment, reflecting core values as old as the UN itself. Despite this, progress on increasing the number of female peacekeepers ... -
Using satellite data and machine learning to study conflict-induced environmental and socioeconomic destruction in data-poor conflict areas: The case of the Rakhine conflict
(Others, 2021)This paper studies socioeconomic and environmental changes in the neighboring areas Bangladesh-Myanmar border from 2012 to 2019, thus covering the period before and after the 2017 Rakhine conflict in Myanmar and outflux ...