Are the sanctions going to work? And if so, how? Take a look at what our editors think.
Tag: UN Security Council
Measuring State Commitments to Women, Peace & Security: Launch of a new WPS scorecard
In this article, Jenny Yang analyzes Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) newly-launched scorecard to measure implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda by the Permanent members of the UN Security Council (P5).
Reengaging Canada: Ottawa’s ambition for a UN Security Council Seat
Jemma Finnegan discusses Canada’s ambitions for a UN Security Council seat.
Growing Pains: The International Criminal Court, the African Union, and the Kampala Accords
The successful ratification of the Kampala Accords means the International Criminal Court will be able to charge leaders with the crime of aggression but trouble continues for the court as member states of the African Union publicly voice their discontent.
Canada in North Africa: Leading from Behind?
Paul Pryce discusses the Canadian military’s increasing focus on logistics and training support in Africa and what this might mean for Canadian soft power.
UN Peacekeepers: Are the Protectors a Threat to Women and Children? (Part II)
Building on from her last article, Seema Kawar explores the issues of accountability and ways forward in more detail.
Female Leadership at the UN: Has the Time Come for a Women Secretary General?
Seema Kawar explores the importance of pushing to select a woman as the next Secretary General of the United Nations.
Feminism in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
To understand the resistance to feminism in Eastern Europe, it is important to examine the evolution of the international women’s movement agenda against the backdrop of Cold War tensions.