print |
share
Comment & Analysis
The Comment & Analysis section is a forum for IPI staff members, IPI partners and select outsiders to offer their impartial interpretations of international developments and research findings.
Comment & Analysis - January 23, 2012
A Quiet Diplomat for Challenging Times
Ban Ki-moon was appointed to a second five-year term as Secretary-General of the United Nations in his typical style: quietly. In a time of divisive power plays in the Security Council, all 15 members supported him and, a week later, the General Assembly gave its unanimous consent. No other candidate had been put forward and no fuss was raised among Member States. 
Comment & Analysis - January 22, 2012
Al-Shabaab Fears Political Agenda in Western Aid Says IPI's John Hirsch
Al Jazeera
Comment & Analysis - September 01, 2011
“Brinkmanship on Both Sides” in Israeli-Palestinian UN Dispute: Rød-Larsen on Austrian Radio
Comment & Analysis - August 22, 2011
Book Review: Why Should We Help People in Need Beyond Our Borders?
Comment & Analysis - July 06, 2011
Engaging Somalia’s Al-Shabab to Allow the Delivery of Humanitarian Aid
The Global Observatory
One Year Later, Egypt's Future Remains Uncertain
One year after the ousting of Hosni Mubarak, there is waning hope that Egypt is undergoing a democratic transformation.
Key Global Events in February
A list of key upcoming meetings and events with implications for global affairs.
The Global Observatory is a new website by IPI, providing timely analysis on peace and security issues, interviews with leading policymakers, interactive maps, and more.
Recent Events
January 26, 2012
Kai Eide: Peace Can Only Be Made By Afghans
“There is no other way. The United States, or NATO, or anybody else international, cannot make peace in Afghanistan,” Kai Eide, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan from March 2008-2010, told an IPI policy forum on January 26, 2012. “We can address some of the components perhaps, but peace in Afghanistan can only be made by the Afghans themselves, and therefore the Afghan government has to be brought on board.”
January 20, 2012
Moreno-Ocampo: "I Follow Evidence, Not Politics"
“I follow evidence. I’m a criminal prosecutor, I’m not a political analyst,” Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), told an IPI policy forum on January 20, 2012. Mr. Moreno-Ocampo was responding to a question about why the court prosecutes certain people and not others. “Maybe you don’t like it, but I will not prosecute people for political reasons.”
January 18, 2012
Settling International Disputes: Lessons from the Åland Islands
This two-panel event entitled “Settling International Disputes: Lessons from the Past, Challenges for the Future,” marked the 90th anniversary of the historic settlement of the Åland Islands question.
Latest News
January 23, 2012
A Quiet Diplomat for Challenging Times
January 22, 2012
Al-Shabaab Fears Political Agenda in Western Aid Says IPI's John Hirsch
January 13, 2012
IPI Initiative: Cops Without Borders