Abstract The UN frequently employs sanctions on the same conflicts where it attempts mediation. While both efforts carry a stamp, they follow different political logics that are not always coherent with each other: enacted by Security Council, while mediation is led special representative/envoy of Secretary-General, often basis Council mandate. This article explores two interventions in Libya c...

„ „ To„achieve„its„aims,„ACT„will„have„to„avoid„being„caught„up„in„the„stalled„debate„over„ Council„membership„reform.„The„group,„currently„dominated„by„small„states,„will„ also„need„new„partners„from„different„geographical„regions,„and„with„more„political„ weight.„Moreover,„if„ACT„wants„to„involve„the„permanent„members„of„the„Security„ Council,„it„may„have„to„limit„its„emphasis„on„the„role„of„...

Since the late 1990s, mandate of United Nations Security Council has evolved significantly as increasingly engaged with non-traditional security threats. Such matters create economic, societal and/or political instability that places livelihoods in peril and increases risks conflict. COVID-19 presents one such threat. This article analyses Council's response highlights challenges preventing eff...

The link between environmental degradation and international security has attracted new attention due to the publication of the United Nations report A More Secure World: Our Shared Responsibility, authored by the High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, a group of experts assembled by Kofi Annan and tasked with advising the Security Council about new global threats. The panel specif...