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 »
By: Dr. Rouhin Deb and Adyasa Ananya Das Introduction The world’s longest-running demand for successioni saw a significant development with the signing of a Framework Agreement on August 3, 2015, between the Government of India (GoI) and the Naga Peopleii represented by its post dominant nationalist group, the National Socialist Council of Nagalim–Isaac-Muivah (NSCN-IM)iii. The… Read more »