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The state, in its effort to reestablish order, must not undermine itself by employing a rogue, unaccountable mercenary force. The International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, and the accompanying Montreux Document provide the means for oversight.
The Sahel exemplifies how climate change intensifies resource scarcity, conflict, and governance challenges across fragile states.
Some 80% of public services are provided through NGOs, cyclically justifying disinvestment from the Haitian state and depriving it from growth opportunities. To ensure a future Haitian state is experienced and prepared for long-term governance and social services, NGOs must either instructively partner with the Haitian state or allow themselves to be functionally replaced.
The state, in its effort to reestablish order, must not undermine itself by employing a rogue, unaccountable mercenary force. The International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, and the accompanying Montreux Document provide the means for oversight.
The Sahel exemplifies how climate change intensifies resource scarcity, conflict, and governance challenges across fragile states.
Some 80% of public services are provided through NGOs, cyclically justifying disinvestment from the Haitian state and depriving it from growth opportunities. To ensure a future Haitian state is experienced and prepared for long-term governance and social services, NGOs must either instructively partner with the Haitian state or allow themselves to be functionally replaced.
In the wake of the damage the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has done to USAID, the international community should rally to provide support and fight climate change in Iraq and reduce the harm to its IDPs
Digital inequalities place developing countries at a disadvantage when competing with Western technocrats in policy-making
Humanitarian assistance needs to recognize and include the needs of LGBTQ+ Syrian refugees.
This piece underscores memory politics' superior influence over ideology in defining the North-South divide.
China and Russia are waging a quiet war for global influence in Africa—and the United States is falling behind.
With over 9,000 employees working for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), international affairs students are exploring the benefits of a career in development. Following long development and humanitarian assistance careers, American Academy of Diplomacy members share their experiences with aspiring professionals.
As Bangladesh stands at the 50th year of its independence, its journey has been perceived as a transition from a basket case to a development miracle.
First-hand reporting and analysis of the Maya Q’eqchi’ resistance movement against multinational corporate exploitation and in defense of land, nature, and the inalienable right to exist.
Sudan has undergone an intense military takeover in the past few weeks and, in response, scores of protestors and civil leaders have taken to the streets to condemn it. While the military seems to be relenting, it may only be a false flag, used as a distraction. The international community has all but lost hope for the people of Sudan. The time to count out Sudan is not here. Now is the time to support the Sudanese people as they fight the good fight for freedom, liberty, and self-rule.