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Disarmament Diplomacy in the Age of Putin and Trump
- Analysis
- February 11, 2020
UN officials are not usually given to overstatement, which makes the recent assessment by the UN’s top disarmament diplomat that “the barriers to the use of nuclear weapons are lower than they’ve been since the darkest days of the Cold War,” all the more arresting. The Secretary-General’s High Representative for Disarmament, Izume Nakamitsu offers a
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We Need to Talk about Africa and the UN Security Council
- Analysis
- February 7, 2020
Will Africa support Canada’s bid for a seat on the UN Security Council? This has been the question on everyone’s lips after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s official visit to the continent was announced. Will Trudeau’s attendance at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa and his journey to Senegal earn Canada the much-needed African votes
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The Double-Edged Sword of Trafficking in Niger
- Analysis
- February 4, 2020
As African migrants continue to endure deadly voyages across theMediterranean, efforts to curb this flow have centred on countries like Nigerthrough which they transit. Along with irregular migration, Niger is a trafficking hub for arange of substances both benign (subsidised food) and illicit (cocaine).Contemporary approaches to security in the broader Sahel tend to considervarious forms
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An Unequivocal Victory for President Tsai in Taiwan
- Analysis
- January 29, 2020
The re-election of Tsai Ying-wen to the Presidency of Taiwan this last January 11 represents a rare shining moment in the Indo-Pacific region, as populist leaders ruling India and the Philippines preside over a deterioration of democracy in the region. A steady hand at the helm of her country over the last four years,
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