Sexual Violence in Nepal: An Appeal to Scale-Up Restorative Justice
ABSTRACT Surging sexual violence is threatening Nepal’s women. Research illustrates that the country’s traditional justice system frequently fails to address survivors’ holistic needs due to corruption, insufficient state capacities, and by restricting its forces to punishing the responsible party. An approach that mainly focuses on penalty is just a quick-fix solution, neglecting risks for recurring […]
Ineffectiveness of Sanctions: A Case Study of Somalia
ABSTRACT Sanctions is a widely used concept in many states’ foreign policy yet lacks clarity of meaning under international law. Different sanctions have been imposed against Somalia since the 1990s. The first multilateral sanction was imposed by the UN on January 23, 1992. Most countries prefer multilateral sanctions despite their ineffectiveness due to a lack […]
Somaliland’s Foreign Policy Strategy: Exploring Plausible Options to Statehood Status
ABSTRACT Somaliland’s quest for statehood status is faced with adverse reactions from the sovereign states, leading to its limited interaction in the global affairs. This adverse reaction is due to the global society’s view on de facto states as unlawful entities, sources of perpetual conflict, irresponsible anomalies, and lawless ecosystems. A perception that throws de facto states at bay, almost indefinitely. A unique case to further explain this phenomenon […]
Energy Storage Technologies as a Critical Factor in Renewable Energy Transition: Designing and Assessing Local and Global Policies with Reference to North-Eastern United States
ABSTRACT Climate change is one of the most critical global challenges. Several states and countries have plans to construct 100% clean energy or 100% renewable energy systems by 2050 or sooner. Energy storage technologies are projected to address many challenges related to 100% clean and 100% renewable energy systems. Energy storage policies, incentives, supply chain, […]
The Importance of Ecosystem Accounting in the Policy Agenda of the SDGs
ABSTRACT This paper examines the Importance of Ecosystem Accounting in the policy agenda of the seventeen point Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through a comprehensive qualitative study of several archives, interviews, newspapers, and published reports and research papers on the subject—Natural Capital Accounting (NCA)— from 2015 through to 2021. The UN Sustainable Development Goals policy Agenda […]
The COVID 19 Pandemic: An Assessment of the Response by Global International Organizations
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has occurred at a time when international cooperation is at its lowest post the world war II era. The persistence of the infection more than one year after it started causing havoc to human life makes it clear to the international community that without global cooperation not much can be achieved […]
Strategic Regional and Global Considerations for the Oil and Gas Business Saga in the Levantine Basin
Abstract: For more than a decade, the East Mediterranean basin has been identified with a high hydrocarbon reserve potential. However, progress in offshore exploration and production is still relatively modest. This monograph treats the feasibility of new fossil-based energy resource exploration and production in the region from various angles. Due to the vast implications of […]
A Comparative View Of Mediation In Spain As Contrasted With Other European Countries: Moving From The Shadows Into The Spotlight
ABSTRACT Conflict resolution experts worldwide have wrestled with whether mediation is an alternative form of dispute resolution or the frontrunner. This dissertation negates the notion that mediation is an alternate form of dispute resolution and establishes that litigation is the alternative. For many years, litigation has been the preferred choice to resolve conflicts. The masses […]
Impact Of Diplomacy On India-China Standoff 2021
ABSTRACT Two years post 2020 will make a mark in the history books of all countries! The COVID-19 pandemic has changed global politics and most diplomatic relationships. The human race has learned basic lessons on climate change, and yet we seem far from resolutions. We have much work to do. Alongside, many countries have taken […]
The Impact Of Population Growth In West Africa: The Nigerian Outlook
1. ABSTRACT The global population in recent times has rapidly increased despite several untoward situations and factors. However, population growth—as excessive and unsustainable—is only affecting specific areas. Countries like Japan, Latvia, Bulgaria, and Italy, and many others face a reverse situation. Following this, researchers have hypothesized that population size is a crucial factor in measuring […]
