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Redefining Peacekeeping: The Case for a United Nations Corps of Peacekeeping Engineers
A proposed UN Corps of Peacekeeping Engineers could shift the focus from mere conflict containment to active infrastructural revival in war-torn states.

Rethinking Nuclear Deterrence: Geopolitical Bravado or Our Obligation Towards Peace?
Might a shift towards proactive anti-nuclear strategies become the key to future global security, given Putin's revival of Cold War threats?

Bots for a Demining Peace Initiative: The Path Towards a World Free of Landmines
Could the development of robots capable of demining, ensure that peace is within reach for regions recovering from or living through conflict? One of the greatest escapes for children growing up against the backdrop of war and famine is in their creative imaginations. The power of pretend is brilliantly articulated by children in games where they explore and adventure in the unforgiving rubble and debris of their war-torn communities. Imagine, a child wanders to the outskirts of town kicking stone pebbles in between barbed wiring, intermittingly dispersed in a seemingly unsuspecting demarcation area alluding to some kind of Neverland. The child struggles to read and does not understand the faded warning signs informing of the nearby minefield.

Preserving Peace and Heritage: Converting Woodrow Wilson's Vision into a UN World Park Service
Could Wilson's US National Park Service inspire a UN World Park Service to preserve ecological and historic sites, promote international cooperation, and appreciate cultural heritage?

The New International Man: Can World Federalism Overcome Nationalism?
Exploring the concept of the ‘New Soviet Man’ and how a modern-day equivalent could promote world federalism and overcome nationalism.

The Case for Permanent Continental Members at the UN Security Council
Empowering continents and ensuring lasting peace - a case for permanent continental members at the UN Security Council

2022
Can the United Nations Parliamentary Assembly Address Failed State Realities?
With poverty, corruption, and functional illiteracy affecting many nations, can the UN Parliamentary Assembly's proposal for representative democracy succeed?

Demilitarising the Manipulable Atom
When World War One broke out, one of the founding fathers of modern science fiction, H.G. Wells, popularised the “war to end all wars” antiwar euphemism while trenches were dug on the Western front as British, French and German militaries mobilised for war.

What is the World Atomic Weapons Disarmament Agency (WAWDA) and why do we need it
The IAEA has successfully preserved the spirit nuclear disarmament, but today we know that the enforcement of international law fails without a multilateral body of enforcement.

The need for an International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC) is greater than ever before
While the ICC is busy with sanctimonious show trials in the Global South, the need for a supranational criminal court that prosecutes corruption without fear and favour is rising.
