Government allocates NOK 45 million to Geopolitics Research Centre led by NUPI
Government allocates NOK 45 million to Geopolitics Research Centre led by NUPI
UN Peacekeeping Operations in a Multipolar Era
How is multipolarity impacting on UN peacekeeping operations? This article sets out to answer this question by examining the ongoing decline in UN peacekeeping operations and the concurrent rise of regional and ad hoc coalitions in an era of increasing geopolitical competition. The article argues that coalitions have significantly less focus on human rights, international humanitarian law, and the protection of civilians. They thus represent a shift away from the liberal values that have marked UN peacekeeping operations, and are coherent with current geopolitical shifts where China is chipping away at human rights at the UN and African states are increasingly voicing a need for more robust operations. The article concludes that the likely outcome of these trends is a continued decline of UN multidimensional peacekeeping, but that coalitions may receive logistical and administrative support from the UN peace operations machinery.
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Yemen
Yemen is facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world due to a combination of prolonged conflict, economic crisis and recurrent climate change-related natural hazards. These hazards include temperature increases, rising sea levels and changing patterns in rainfall, causing floods, droughts, reduced water availability and soil degradation. Climate change exacerbates vulnerabilities, threatens livelihoods and influences existing conflicts.
Thor Olav Iversen
Thor Olav Iversen is a development economist with rich experience in working with international affairs as both a practitioner and an academic. At...
International Human Rights Law and Islamic Law: A Synthesis of Revelation and Reason in Saudi Arabia Legal Regime
At this seminar Dawood Adesola Hamzah will present his book on international law and Muslim states, with a focus on Saudi Arabia.