Reading Development

Random readings on society, politics and change – Jorge Carrillo

Governing Safer Cities: Strategies for a Globalised World

The security challenges of individual cities are increasingly a result of the intersection between local vulnerabilities and illicit flows from across national borders. States as a whole are affected by … Continue reading

Tuesday, 14 February 2017 · Leave a comment

The futures past of the Women, Peace and Security agenda

This special issue of International Affairs, launched on International Women’s Day 2016, explores the potential and limits of the Women, Peace and Security agenda, a global policy architecture supporting gender … Continue reading

Tuesday, 8 March 2016 · Leave a comment

Synchronizing Economic and Security Agenda in Southeast Asia

Rapid integration in Southeast Asia is creating new economic, social and development opportunities, but also poses significant security challenges underpinned by organised crime. There are indications that organized crime and … Continue reading

Sunday, 28 February 2016 · Leave a comment

The Practical is the Political: The UN’s Global Study on Women, Peace and Security

Weighing in at just under five pounds, the 417-page Global Study on the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, released last month, is nothing if not ambitious.[As to] whether … Continue reading

Tuesday, 17 November 2015 · Leave a comment

Militarization of Cities: The Urban Dimension of Contemporary Security

Katarína Svitková – Cities are, by their very nature, prone to manifestations of political violence and vulnerable to disasters of various kinds. As nodes of population, infrastructure, investment, centers of … Continue reading

Tuesday, 5 November 2013 · Leave a comment