Alistair D. B. Cook Over the past two years, the number of people taking perilous journeys across the Mediterranean Sea or out of the Bay of Bengal has significantly increased again. Since 2015, the...
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Alistair D. B. Cook Over the past two years, the number of people taking perilous journeys across the Mediterranean Sea or out of the Bay of Bengal has significantly increased again. Since 2015, the...
COMMENTARY Militaries are often deployed in some capacity as part of disaster response. These deployments usually focus on specific supporting roles from engineering to logistics and medicine. As...
SYNOPSIS Climate security has been part of regional security discussions since the turn of this century, yet action remains inadequate. Militaries have focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster...
Executive Summary Collectively, ASEAN is a region with great potential of economic growth. It is also home to a large and young population. As the region continues to grow, rapid urbanisation is...
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Editorial Note Annual Threat Assessment 2017 2016 saw the so-called Islamic State (IS) in retreat following sustained bombardment and military attacks and airstrikes by the US-led coalition as well...
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By Jasminder Singh and Muhammad Haziq Synopsis After the border attacks in Maungdaw by Muslim militants, the Tatmadaw (Myanmar national army) has been accused of raping and killing Rohingya and...
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No. 242/2016 dated 3 October 2016 By Sara Mahmood Synopsis Children are being recruited in multiple capacities and significant numbers within the ranks of armed groups in the Syrian conflict. The...
No. 237/2016 dated 26 September 2016 By Ahmad Saiful Rijal Bin Hassan and Mohamed Sinan Siyech Synopsis Libyan forces with US air support are driving out Islamic State fighters in Libya. Still the...
By Mohammed Sinan Siyech Synopsis Iraqi government forces have retaken control of Fallujah, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) stronghold. The first city to fall to ISIS and situated so...
Synopsis After years of starts-stops and derailment of peace agreements, the Philippines is today poised to make a peace breakthrough in strife-torn Muslim-dominated Mindanao in southern Philippines...
No. 102/2016 dated 4 May 2016 UN and EU:Partners in Security Governance? By Luk Van Langenhove Synopsis As new global threats emerge triggering renewed interest in regional organisations, the EU can...
No. 095/2016 dated 26 April 2016 Synopsis One year since the devastating Nepal earthquakes, the international relief effort holds lessons for future emergency response. While reconstruction efforts...
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No. 034/2016 By Paul Hedges Synopsis Recent criminal incidents involving rape or murder allegedly by new immigrants is creating dissatisfaction with the welcome given to refugees and stoking...
By Jonatan A. Lassa Synopsis WHO has declared the Zika outbreak as a global public health emergency. While uncertainty on the linkage between Zika and microcephaly remains, it is time to understand...
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By Ahmed Salah Hashim Synopsis Attacks on major cities or capitals are becoming more frequent and range from the use of primitive tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to the increasingly more...
Synopsis As UN Resolution 1325 celebrates its 15th anniversary, it is time to take stock of its progress and challenges. On one central theme of the resolution, gender and peacekeeping, there is a...
By Oliver P Richmond Synopsis It has become increasingly apparent that both the liberal peacebuilding framework of the 1990s (as defined by the UN’s Agenda for Peace), and the more critical responses...
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By Raman Letchumanan Synopsis This concluding commentary discusses the importance of preventive and preparedness actions and inclusive participatory collaboration with all stakeholders to sustain the...
By Sajjad Ashraf Synopsis The capture of Kunduz in northern Afghanistan shows the Taliban ability to strike at urban centres away from their southern strongholds. The Afghan government is dependent...
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By Raman Letchumanan Synopsis The smoke haze crisis in Southeast Asia has come back with a vengeance, threatening the lives and health of millions. No one seems to know how best to deal with it or...