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Strategies for Approval: Building Support for Military Intervention at the UN Security Council
UN Security Council approval remains highly desirable to prospective military interveners, especially liberal democratic ones, as domestic and international audiences often expect such approval as a condition for legitimate intervention. Yet how can UNSC approval be secured when veto-wielding permanent members such as China and Russia have grave misgivings?

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Blog - A Decade of the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda: Why Disengagement and Reintegration Cannot Be Ignored
In 2025, the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) Agenda marked its tenth anniversary. Over that decade, the agenda has undeniably gained visibility. Since the adoption of Security Council resolution 2250 in 2015, youth participation in peace and security discussions has expanded, institutional spaces for youth engagement have grown, and the United Nations (UN) has strengthened its broader youth architecture, including through the establishment of the UN Youth Office by the General Assembly in 2022.

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Blog - Settler Colonial Worldmaking
Looking out at our world made up of sovereign states, its organization can feel quite natural. After all, historical development has driven us to the point where sovereignty contained within modern states comes as something of a given. Settler-colonial states, though, offer a bit of a different view. Each time Indigenous peoples refuse to accede to state policy or programs, we start to see settler claims to sovereignty as the “counter-claims” that they are.

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- Analysis, Events, External
- March 31, 2026
Looking out at our world made up of sovereign states, its organization can feel quite natural. After all, historical development has driven us to the point where sovereignty contained within modern states comes as something of a given. Settler-colonial states, though, offer a bit of a different view. Each time Indigenous peoples refuse to accede

By Liam Midzain-Gobin
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