United Nations

  • Nov 26, 2012
  • 7 min read

Prospects for Syria's civil war in 2013

The stalemate between government and rebel forces is set to break in 2013. The balance of power...

Syria
  • Nov 9, 2012
  • 7 min read

Liberia's post-UN era will see raised governance risks

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's office announced in late October her intention to reshuffle the...

Liberia
  • Nov 1, 2012
  • 7 min read

Kigali rebuffs pressure over Rwanda's regional role

The High Court on October 30 sentenced senior opposition politician Victoire Ingabire to eight...

Rwanda
  • Oct 31, 2012
  • 6 min read

Momentum for international arms trade treaty has grown

The international arms trade is largely unregulated. Last year a record 85.3 billion...

International
  • Oct 5, 2012
  • 6 min read

Gender takes centre stage in global development policy

International institutions and aid agencies increasingly regard tackling gender inequalities as a...

International
  • Sep 14, 2012
  • 7 min read

Revolution not intervention counts in the new Libya

The 2011 revolution came amid the Arab uprisings and ended the 42-year rule of Colonel Muammar...

Libya
  • Sep 11, 2012
  • 6 min read

Prospects for global climate policy in fourth quarter

The 18th Conference of Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)...

International
  • Sep 5, 2012
  • 6 min read

Rapid LAC urbanisation calls for policy remedies

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has become the most urbanised region in the world....

Latin America