The Strategist’s national security editor, Anastasia Kapetas, speaks to Peter Hartcher, political editor and international editor at the Sydney Morning Herald, about the US election and the developments since, including President Donald Trump’s refusal to …
For the first time in almost two decades, the Australian Defence Force has deployed an officer to a United Nations peacekeeping mission in West Africa. The Defence Department hasn’t publicly announced the new operation or …
The recent article by fellow Australian Gordon Weiss on the UN and Australia’s place in it brought to mind the extreme dangers often faced by both national and international humanitarian relief workers with the UN, …
This article is part of ASPI’s 2020 series on women, peace and security. The unanimous adoption of resolution 1325 by the United Nations Security Council two decades ago constituted a landmark achievement for gender equality …
Engaging more women in UN peacekeeping The United Nations designated ‘women in peacekeeping’ as the theme for this year’s International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on 29 May. With women making up just 6% of …
