Source: Kompas.com Written by Thomas Noto Suoneto The political consequences of COVID-19 have accelerated more security threats to our planet. There are various perspectives to see it as a security threat through different viewpoints. Global security described as freedom from fear of human-made physical violence or direct threats to an individual’s safety, physical integrity and… Read more »
Source: UN Photo/Ky Chung Written by: Reagan Spexarth Peace Operations Overview The United Nations Department of Peace Operations (UN DPO) is the arm of the UN that plans and oversees peacekeeping missions. The primary goal of peacekeeping missions is to “help countries torn by conflict create conditions for sustainable peace.”1 In general, peacekeeping operations are… Read more »
By: Jacob S. Warner Once a constituent Republic of the Soviet Union, Belarus gained its independence in 1991 and has since then entered a unique dynamic with its Eastern neighbor, Russia. Over the last several decades, the slow expansion of Russian influence in Belarus has reached a critical phase in which Russia now poses… Read more »