On May 25, 2023, CIPS organized a workshop under the umbrella of the Peace and Conflict program, particularly specific to the Core Course ‘Conflict and Conflict Resolution’. This workshop was organised by Dr. Humaira who invited Dr. Macarena to speak on Mediation and carry out a simulation as part of the workshop. Dr. Macarena is…
Mankind is the major environmental force in changing the geological facade of the Earth. Climate change, a human induced phenomenon, has emerged to be reckoned with as a global reality that can neither be denied nor neglected. The global warming and the melting of glaciers around the world at an alarming rate is its prime…
Conflict resolution, mediation and bilateral – multilateral negotiation is traditionally associated with the conventional and traditional diplomacy or public diplomacy. Modern evolution of international relations has not only perfected the art of diplomacy, but also cultivated crops of career diplomats, whose praxis of the subject matter makes them the flagbearers of national integrity and representatives…
In view of the ascending complexity in post-conflict literature and practices, the issues specifically pertaining to post-conflict security reconstruction, development, and political economy become highly complicated. With regards, a research project was carried out (during 2019-2021) by the Centre for International Peace and Stability (CIPS) with the collaboration of Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) Islamabad. The…
The coronavirus pandemic has swept away the fabric of governance worldwide like strong wind blows away garments hung on the clothesline to dry. In place of a sense of control and direction which was until recently the universal hallmark of the managers and directors of the affairs of the state, there is now a widespread…
The twin concepts and mechanisms of the balance of power and power maximization act as key global geopolitical drivers in the current international system. What these concepts mean in the simplest terms is this: the anarchic nature of the international system compels states to act as relentless power acquisition entities in order to ensure their…
