The Ukraine crisis may thus yet turn out as an event with consequences as momentous as the end of the Cold War or 9/11.
International Conflict Management
Is the West powerless to stop the Russian aggression against Ukraine?
Rather than simply buying into our own rhetoric of a norms- and values-based international society, we must be prepared to back up such rhetoric with credible policies to protect these norms and values and abide by them ourselves.
All eyes on Russia as Ukraine hurtles towards civil war
The Ukrainian government has announced that it will mount a full-scale military operation to regain control of the east of the country and has set a deadline of 6am on Monday morning for occupied government buildings to be evacuated by armed protesters. An emergency session of the United Nations Security Council late on Sunday night failed to calm a situation that has significantly deteriorated over the past few days.
Managing ethno-national conflict: towards an analytical framework
Published in 2011, this article argues that the management of ethno-national conflict remains an important issue on the security agendas of states and international organisations alike, from the Western Balkans to the Middle East and Asia Pacific, from sub-Saharan...
Guarantee Options for a Settlement of the Conflict over Transnistria
Any meaningful consideration of guarantee options requires some assumptions about the nature of the underlying settlement. With this in mind, the following discussion draws on comparative experience in two ways. First, it considers the nature of the conflict over...
Three reasons why we should not arm the Libyan rebels
Thus far, the enforcement of the no-fly zone has served its purpose and stopped Gaddafi’s forces from further advances. Perhaps it is time to scale back military talk and give diplomacy another chance, including by working closely with, rather than arming, the rebels.
Libya: A solution worse than the problem?
Related NotesAs the crisis in Libya unfolds and as the US, France and the UK get potentially sucked ever deeper into yet another disastrous military intervention, policy debates and decisions appear to be driven primarily by humanitarian concern. Unsurprisingly,...
South Sudan: The Challenges of Independence
As clear as the vote in favour of independence was, as formidable are the challenges lying ahead for North and South, as well as the international community, in managing the coming separation.
How to deal with Yemen
There are important parallels between Yemen and Afghanistan that help put in context the very complex challenge that Yemen has posed for some time.