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This Week's Two Security Watch Series
This week, our first Security Watch (SW) series focuses on examples of the use of chemical and biological weapons against insurgents; why Germany should increase its UN peacekeeping commitments; and female combatants and the so-called Islamic State. Then, in our second SW series, we look at Qatar’s diplomatic crisis with its neighbors, including what it means for the US’ longstanding and multifaceted interests in the region; women’s participation in conflict mediation; and how to improve prediction and forecasting that informs government decision making.
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30 Aug 2017 | Security WatchShould Germany become more involved in UN peacekeeping operations? Markus Kaim and Lena Strauß believe that it should and here explain how four reasons why relate to 1) the urgent needs of UN peacekeeping missions; 2) how UN peacekeeping operations are being rediscovered as effective crisis management tools by European nations; 3) calls within Germany for the country to take on greater responsibility in global affairs; and 4) Germany’s aims to secure a seat on the UN Security Council. -
30 Aug 2017 | Security WatchWomen’s representation in conflict mediation remains persistently low despite international commitments to increase women’s roles in peace and security. So, what can be done? In this article, Catherine Turner provides five recommendations on what action states and international organizations could take, including that they 1) need to work to forge stronger links between local, national and international mediation practices, with a view to increasing the visibility of women mediators; 2) should rethink the role and function of mediation in response to changing conflict trends, and more. -
30 Aug 2017 | CSS Blog NetworkDo citizens in Middle East and North African (MENA) countries perceive the EU to be an actor that provides stability or promotes democracy in their region? In this article, Andrea Teti and Pamela Abbott contend that the answer to this question is ‘no’. They also highlight that if the EU wishes to increase its influence in the MENA, it must address the problem that there is a considerable disconnect between the declared intentions behind EU policy and what people in the region want. -
Aug 2017 | PublicationsJust who are Boko Haram´s suicide bombers? Where are they deployed? What do they target? And what does Boko Haram´s strategic and operational use of these bombers reveal about the past, present, and future of the terrorist group? Through an analysis of a dataset on all of the Islamist group´s suicide bombings from April 2011 to June 2017, Jason Warner and Hilary Matfess answer these questions and more. -
Our featured partner this week is the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed). IEMed is a think tank which focuses on analyzing and supporting Mediterranean area relations through its research programs, publications and networked projects and events.
Video: Technology Against Terrorism: How to Respond to the Exploitation of the Internet
What can technology companies and others do to anticipate, mitigate and disrupt the exploitation of the Internet by violent extremists? To address this question, a panel of experts in this video discuss 1) how smaller tech companies can build practical tools and improve processes to monitor and remove extremist content; 2) how the government, civil society and technology companies in the UK responded to recent terror attacks in the country; 3) the major problems tech companies face when trying to regulate and remove online content, and more.