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 […]
Un Análisis Sobre el Narcotráfico y su Influencia en el Afganistán Ocupado por los Talibanes
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 […]
REESTRUCTURACIÓN DEL POSTCONFLICTO: MUJERES REFUGIADAS SIRIAS
El fin de la guerra en Siria no significa paz para los refugiados. La comunidad internacional debe enfocarse en la restructuración integral de la sociedad en post conflicto
Un análisis de la Guerra Fría entre Arabia Saudita e Irán
Este artículo de investigación presentará un trasfondo histórico y las perspectivas de ambos estados-nación involucrados en el conflicto; además, el investigador analizará el conflicto religioso entre los dos estados y sus roles en el conflicto alrededor del Golfo Pérsico y, finalmente, tratará de establecer si el conflicto entre las dos potencias islámicas hegemónicas equivale a una guerra fría.
RESPUESTAS RELIGIOSAS ANTE LAS PANDEMIAS
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
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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.