Tag: Multilateral Institutions & Agreements
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Regional Integration Studies
The academic study of regional integration is scattered amongst different disciplines. Political scientists have a longstanding interest in regional integration but historians,…
July 26, 2013
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Forum: The Integration of Regions
Regional integration and regional organizations are two sides of the same coin although at times stamped with different metals. Regional organizations are often characterized by…
July 26, 2013
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The Arctic Council as Regional Body
The Arctic Council (AC) is an intergovernmental organization that, since its creation in 1996, has been widely recognized as one of the most progressive regional bodies in the…
July 26, 2013
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The ASEAN Synthesis: Human Rights, Non-Intervention, and the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration
The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) has been welcomed as the most impressive commitment to protecting human rights within ASEAN ever created. At the same time, others have…
July 26, 2013
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Nukes, Lies, and International Organization
Mohamed ElBaradei’s book, The Age of Deception, highlights three emerging, important, and interwoven issues related to the prevention of nuclear proliferation: the prevalence…
May 16, 2013
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The Global Online Freedom Act
The wide diffusion of the Internet in developed and developing nations has made it a key medium for political debate and activism. Social media tools like Facebook, Twitter,…
May 16, 2013
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It’s Time for an International Code of Conduct for Private Security Contractors
For the past seven years my organization, Human Rights First, has been working on several fronts to address private security contractor abuses and impunity. We have advocated…
March 26, 2013
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Multilateral Approaches for Improving Global Security in Cyberspace
Effective cyber security requires that national governments, private companies, and non-governmental organizations work together to understand threats in cyberspace and to share…
March 22, 2013
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Is Outer Space Safe?
Space today is dramatically different than it was when the Outer Space Treaty was negotiated nearly 50 years ago. Space applications and services touch countless facets of modern…
February 14, 2013
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The Proliferation of Drone Warfare: The Weakening of Norms and International Precedent
Michael C. Horowitz, in his widely praised book The Diffusion of Military Power, notes that states and non-state actors face a number of possible strategic choices when…
February 6, 2013