Africa

The Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme

Jessica Williams • Nov 4 2012 • Essays

The MPHRP needs to protect seafarers from poor communities, provide legal and financial support to piracy victims, and increase pressure on governments, to address the causes of piracy.

The UK as a Counter Piracy Actor

Jack Hansen • Nov 4 2012 • Essays

The UK, predominantly, views pirates as criminals, and the primary way to eradicate a criminal problem is to arrest and prosecute as many as possible to alter a pirate’s risk/benefit analysis.

The Counter-Piracy Efforts of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime

Emma Pryor • Nov 3 2012 • Essays

UNODC is addressing piracy within a rule of law framework. It has made progress, but it must continue to cooperate so that the counter piracy movement is undertaken to the highest standard.

NATO’s Approach to Counter-Piracy

Darshana Mozinder Baruah • Oct 31 2012 • Essays

NATO’s approach to counter-piracy is through cooperation and self-awareness. However, measures should no longer be focused just on preventing piracy, rather, they should also look to eliminate it.

The Security Association for the Maritime Industry as a Counter Piracy Actor

Christopher Crook • Oct 30 2012 • Essays

SAMI is acting effectively with the hope of promoting the potential problems with maritime security, and it is hopeful that it will have a larger voice on the world stage going forward.

The Causes of the Sierra Leone Civil War

Se Young Jang • Oct 25 2012 • Essays

The civil war was the result of varied interactions between structural problems in Sierra Leone society which increased grievances among people and led to the emergence of the RUF.

‘Operation Artemis’: The efficiency of EU peacekeeping in The Congo

Michael Koenig • Oct 5 2012 • Essays

Operation Artemis illustrates that the EU has the capabilities to successfully execute mandates, if the EU member states are willing and agree upon foreign policy actions.

The Importance of a Socioeconomic Rights Approach to Transitional Justice

Koldo Casla • Sep 13 2012 • Essays

Factors such as exclusion and poverty have a important causal relationship with armed conflict and social division. Economic and social rights, therefore, must be central to post-conflict societies.

Islam and Women’s Reproductive and Sexual Rights in the MENA Region

Beth Speake • Sep 11 2012 • Essays

Reproductive rights are supported by some political leaders and muftis, and denounced by others, a situation which is reflected in the range of laws pertaining to abortion in the MENA region.

Can ‘Just Giving Money to the Poor’ Reduce Poverty?

Cecil Sagoe • Sep 10 2012 • Essays

Whilst giving money to the poor is necessary to alleviate certain aspects of poverty, this social protection method in itself is not sufficient to reduce the multifarious aspects of poverty.

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