The Radical Middle: Building Bridges Between the Muslim and Western Worlds
By Ali Gomaa
In the views of many, the contemporary world in which we live appears to be marked most prominently by the emergence of what is regularly referred to as “a clash of civilizations”. Proponents of the discourse of a clash have sought confirmation of their views by pointing to the increasing hostility and animosity between cultural regions—most obviously between the Islamic and Western worlds—that has defined the last quarter of the twentieth and the first decade of the twenty-first centuries.
The Atlantic Charter: Revitalizing the Spirit of the Founding of the United Nations Over Seventy Years Past
By David Brazier, Martyna Minkowska
The embryonic beginnings of the United Nations were borne out of the desperation, fear, and sense of urgency as well as common purpose, cooperative spirit and optimism of the early stages of the Second World War.
The Origin of UN Commitment to Sustainable Development
The foundations of Rio+20 — Part 1
This four-part series on the foundations of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20 (20–22 June, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), draws on coverage of sustainable development in the Yearbook of the United Nations (YUN) and interviews with United Nations staff members involved in the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm, Sweden), the 1992 Earth Summit (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), the 2002 World Summit (Johannesburg, South Africa) and the Commission on Sustainable Development.
Finding consensus: The 1992 UN Earth Summit and Agenda 21
The foundations of Rio+20 — Part 2
This four-part series on the foundations of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20 (20–22 June, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), draws on coverage of sustainable development in the Yearbook of the United Nations (YUN) and interviews with United Nations staff members involved in the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm, Sweden), the 1992 Earth Summit (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), the 2002 World Summit (Johannesburg, South Africa) and the Commission on Sustainable Development.
Reaffirming commitment: The 2002 UN World Summit on Sustainable Development
The foundations of Rio+20 — Part 3
This four-part series on the foundations of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20 (20–22 June, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), draws on coverage of sustainable development in the Yearbook of the United Nations (YUN) and interviews with United Nations staff members involved in the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm, Sweden), the 1992 Earth Summit (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), the 2002 World Summit (Johannesburg, South Africa) and the Commission on Sustainable Development.
On the way to Rio+20: post-World Summit challenges
The foundations of Rio+20 — Part 4
This four-part series on the foundations of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, known as Rio+20 (20–22 June, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), draws on coverage of sustainable development in the Yearbook of the United Nations (YUN) and interviews with United Nations staff members involved in the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm, Sweden), the 1992 Earth Summit (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), the 2002 World Summit (Johannesburg, South Africa) and the Commission on Sustainable Development.
Hostage to a Fortune: International Piracy on the Somali sea lanes
By David Brazier
Piracy is a growing menace off the coast of Somalia. It has been and remains a threat to international shipping, costing the global community up to $8.3 billion a year, a figure that could reach between $13 billion to $15 billion by 2015.