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21 May 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
This spring marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations' first peacekeeping mission in the Middle East. Over the years, the UN has deployed more than 70 missions and two million peacekeepers worldwide, making peacekeeping a vital tool in maint...
21 May 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
The paper "The Primacy of Politics" explores the importance of political approaches in peacekeeping and highlights the need to reassess traditional assumptions to enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of peacekeeping operations. Authored by...
21 May 2023 5 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
Since 1948, over 1,000 UN personnel have been killed and more than 3,000 injured while serving in peacekeeping operations. Most of these deaths occurred in the Central African Republic (CAR), Mali, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). To...
21 May 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
In Israel, racism and hate are not only based on Jews - Palestinians' political conflict but also when comes to conflicts within the Jewish community in general. Mizrahi Jews, who come from Arab and Muslim countries, have faced discrimination and...
21 May 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
Israel faces ongoing political instability as it enters another round of elections, with the government falling three times in the past two years. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's refusal to relinquish power to avoid corruption charges has contrib...
20 May 2023 2 minute read 6 comments Vladan Lausevic
According to leading Brexiters like Nigel Farage, Brexit has failed, who argue that the promises made for Brexit were impossible to fulfill and that the project has been betrayed. This sentiment has become increasingly common among Brexit supporters,...
20 May 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
While Israel has achieved social unity on the surface with a consensus on being a Jewish country, deep divisions exist based on ethnicity, religion, politics, and attitudes. These divisions have been managed through deliberative, democratic decisio...
20 May 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is focused on securing South Korean cooperation for Canada's electric-vehicle battery plant in Ontario, which faces challenges due to changes in government policies and incentives. The fate of the Line 5 pipelin...
20 May 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Vladan Lausevic
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine is engaged in diplomatic efforts ahead of a potential Ukrainian counteroffensive. He attended the Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia to lobby for support from Gulf states, despite their close relations with...
