UN Women in Taliban Afghanistan
UN Women in Taliban Afghanistan: The Limits of International Advocacy Without State Cooperation Author: Rebecca Arnieri The United Nations has long framed gender equality as both a fundamental human right and a prerequisite for sustainable development. At the centre of this agenda is UN Women, created in 2010 to unify and strengthen the UN’s work […]
An analysis on the Narco-Trade and its influence on Taliban-occupied Afghanistan
An analysis on the Narco-Trade and its influence on Taliban-occupied Afghanistan Author: Arkadeep Pal Translated into Spanish by Silvana Gordillo González Here’s an undisputed fact, – the 20-year USA-led NATO campaign in Afghanistan can be chalked up in the list of several monumental foreign policy catastrophes by the Western Bloc. As it currently stands, the […]
Post Conflict Restructuring: Syrian Women Refugees
The end of the war in Syria does not signify peace for the refugees. The need of the moment is for the international community to focus on post-conflict restructuring and the holistic economic, social, and political development of the Syrian refugees.
An analysis of the Middle Eastern Cold-War between Saudi Arabia and Iran
This research article will attempt to give a historical background and perspectives of both nation-states involved in the conflict; furthermore, the researcher will attempt to analyze the religious conflict between the two states, and their roles in conflict around the Persian Gulf, and finally, try to establish whether the conflict between the two hegemonic Islamic powerhouses amounts to a cold war.
Pandemics and Religious Responses
For this research, three pandemics Covid-19, The Black Death, and The Spanish Flu are studied to understand how religion has played a role during these pandemics.
Diary from the Lebanon
Sina Rahmani begins his work in a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut from the Lebanon
Hawks v Reformists
Paul Berman, Terror and Liberalism, W.W.Norton, 2003 pp.214
ISBN 0-393-05775-5
Amin Saikal, Islam and the West: Conflict or Cooperation? Palgrave MacMillan, 2003 pp. 171 ISBN 1-4039-0358-1
Global Witness
Joe Schumacher is in conversation with Erin Wakes and Gavin Heyman of Global Witness, a London and New York based NGO concerned with the ethical use of natural resources, particularly in the extractive industries. Much of their work focuses on highlighting corruption and promoting transparency in accounting practises.
Much of the discussion reveals a success story: the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. For the work of Global Witness see http://www.globalwitness.org/
International Spy Caper is No Joke
When the church bell rings at noon at the Anglican cathedral of St. George’s in East Jerusalem not far from Damascus Gate in the Old City, chances are it’s Mordechai Vanunu ringing the bell.
Human Rights in Afghanistan
Joe Schumacher quizzes Elizabeth Griffin of Essex University on her Amnesty International sponsored inquiry into Human Rights and the Justice system in Afghanistan. She argues for a bigger role for the UN and greater emphasis on security first.