Legitimising Force: The Moral and Legal Ramifications of Humanitarian Intervention
Balancing theory with practice: the success or failure to protect human lives is contingent on the need to solidify a unanimous consensus on intervention among members of the UN.
Has Guaranteed Electoral Success Left the ANC Complacent?
Electoral dominance has allowed the ANC to grow complacent. Although the public remains largely supportive, it is increasingly disillusioned by the lack of tangible progress.
Conscription of Child Soldiers: Their Own Volition?
Because children play an important role in armed conflict, the question remains whether children conscript by their free will, by an overpowering adult, or by social conditions.
Women’s Water Woes: Privatization and Reinforcement of Gender Inequality
The privatization and commoditization of water involves complex distributional choices that disproportionately impact women and girls living in slums and informal settlements.
Media Minefield? Genocide, Peacekeeping, Failures in Rwanda
By failing to committedly report on Rwanda, the media prevented public opinion from reaching a stage of a greater positive response to the genocide.
Israel, Refugees, and Collective Identity
Can societies absorb refugees and still maintain their security? An examination of Israeli state practices toward African asylum-seekers can help answer this question.
The Pot Boils Over: Egypt’s Ongoing Arab Spring
As the political factions wrangle for power, the future of the Egyptian Revolution relies on the army remaining aloof, choosing to keep the country at peace rather than seeking political power.
Emerging Ethnic Hatred in Jonglei State, South Sudan
Trapped in an ethnic security dilemma, the Lou Neur and Murle in South Sudan have entered into an ethnic conflict in which they compete over scarce resources for cattle grazing.
The French Intervention in Mali
A victory in Mali will allow France to achieve political penance for “francafrique” while simultaneously obtaining renewed power on the international stage.
Institutions and Conflict Resolution in Africa
Regional and international missions must have adequate equipment, a strong mandate, and sufficient funds in order to have a chance at influencing conflict resolution in Africa.
