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After 50 Years of UN Sanctions, Is the System Broken?

Enrico Carisch and Loraine Rickard-Martin

• December 1, 2017

With only few of the current United Nations sanctions cases accomplishing their political objectives, it is not unreasonable to wonder why the system seems broken. As the 50th anniversary of the first use of this important political tool is duly noted, the short answer is that nothing is wrong with sanctions. The problem is with …

Libya, Nuclear Disarmament, Peace and Security, Security Council, WORLDVIEWS

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What, Exactly, Is a Feminist Foreign Policy? A New Website Explores the Subject

Dulcie Leimbach

• November 4, 2016

Two young women in London are taking on what they call the elitist nature of foreign policy and turning it toward a more feminist approach that could play out in many different pathways, said Marissa Conway, a founder of a new blog, Feminist Foreign Policy, in a phone call recently. “We want to provide …

Gender Violence, Peace and Security, Women

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