30 Dec Libya, in the midst of ordeals
30/12/2021 - Peacemakers Network...
Middle East
04 Oct Turkey and its challenge for the respect of the WPS Agenda pillars: any possibility of improvement?
04/10/2021 - Jessica Serva - While Turkey’s leadership has shown increasing repression of women and Kurdish female activists in particular, non-governmental actors focus on empowering women and provide new opportunities for female refugees from Syria. ...
19 Jul EU mediation in Yemen: addressing the impact of arms export on a sustainable peace in the future of Yemen
19/07/2021 - Dafne Carletti and Federica Tronci - The EU should aim at progressively acquiring executive power on arms export licensing, as decentralised arms export by EU member states jeopardizes EU mediation efforts and risks potential human rights violations in Yemen....
14 Jun Climate variability as a fuel to conflicts: the case of Syria
14/06/2021 – Sofia Badari - The Syrian civil war shows how climate change can act as a threat multiplier and a fuel to conflicts, which is why climate change needs to be considered in peacebuilding processes. ...
23 Jun CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE THE WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY AGENDA AFTER LEBANON’S PROTEST MOVEMENT
23/06/2020 - Aseel Naamani - October 2020 will mark the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), which recognised the disproportionate impact of armed conflict on women and girls and the critical role that women continue to play in peace negotiations and reconstruction efforts....
13 Jun FROM THE BACKYARD TO THE UNITED NATIONS: THE PEACEMENTORS INITIATIVE IN IRAN
13/06/2019 - Shadi Rouhshahbaz - This article is published as part of AP’s work in support of the Youth, Peace and Security agenda, as defined by UN Security Council Resolution 2250 (2015). To learn more about our work and read the other articles published, please click here. The adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2250...
22 Jun THE MILITARY INTERVENTION IN RESPONSE TO THE USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN SYRIA: FURTHER REFLECTIONS ON THE INTERNATIONAL PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF FORCE
22/06/2018 - Stefano Marinelli - The US attack in April 2017, in response to the alleged use of chemical weapons by Syrian forces in Khan Shaykhun, was widely considered a violation of the prohibition to use force. However, a significant part of the international community supported, or tacitly tolerated, the illegal intervention. This begged the...
13 Jul MILITARY OPERATIONS AGAINST CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN SYRIA: A RISK FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PROHIBITION TO USE FORCE?
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13/07/2017 - Stefano Marinelli - On 26 June 2017, the Government of the United States issued a statement to inform that Syria appeared to be preparing a chemical attack, and to threaten the use of force if one took place. ...
25 May Are you series? New narratives for women’s political participation
25/05/2017 - Bernardo Venturi - Web and TV series have been progressively used to shape national and international social narratives in the last few years. Gender stereotypes and prejudices can pass through these media and reinforce existing patterns. However, the opposite could be true as well: progressive series could challenge gender labels or consolidated social...
