BYTobias SchneiderTheresa Lütkefend Our research found that there have been at least 336 chemical weapons attacks over the course of the Syrian civil war – significantly more than has commonly been...
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By ALEXANDER GAUS This review details the experiences with and results of the “Harmonizing Reporting Pilot” up to its mid-point. The Harmonizing Reporting Pilot is an international reform pilot which...
From Syria to South Sudan, from Mali to Myanmar: a growing number of protracted conflicts and unresolved crises, and the millions of refugees they have produced, have sparked renewed debate about the...
As the Islamic State of Iraq swept through central and northern Iraq in 2014, Iraqi forces crumbled and state control collapsed. A range of local, sub-state, and hybrid security forces mobilized to...
by Sarah Brockmeier, Hannah Neumann These days, there is no lack of international crises. During the new German government’s first couple of days in office, the Bundestag has already discussed six...
Chasing Shadows: UN Communications on Human Rights Defenders by Janika Spannagel Each year, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders receives a large number of submissions...
Par JONAS BERGMANN, JULIAN LEHMANN, THOMAS MUNSCH & WILLIAM POWELL Lorsque les gouvernements donateurs répondent aux mouvements de migration mixte en augmentant l’aide aux pays d’origine et de...
Reinforcing Border Control: What’s at Stake for Migrants? by Jonas Bergmann, Julian Lehmann, Thomas Munsch & William Powell Migration has become an issue that can decide elections. As a result, the...
by Charles Nyuykonge, Mwachofi Singo Introduction Since its inception in 2001, the African Union (AU) has steadily expanded its normative frameworks and political missions across the continent...