ANALYSIS Do empowerment initiatives really work? During field research Emma Jidinger investigated what makes Port Vila a fruitful environment for economic empowerment and why such engagement is yet to have a significant impact on women in Vanuatu. This article summarize the findings of her theseis Women work, men talk conducted as a Sida funded field study in Vanuatu … [Läs mer...]
Anti-vehicle mines: Documenting their human security threat
ANALYSIS Still legal, anti-vehicle mines constitute a major threat toward soldiers, civilians and human security. Ursign Hofmann at the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) and Emma Bjertén at Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) explain the issue and why there is a need for more research on the subject. Three weeks ago, states … [Läs mer...]
Growing discontent in Biafra
ANALYSIS In recent years, news from Nigeria has been dominated by Boko Haram. The security situation has now considerably improved in north-eastern Nigeria as Boko Haram is pushed back by the military. The fight against Boko Haram was reinvigorated after Nigeria’s new president Muhammadu Buhari was inaugurated a year ago. But the sum of Nigeria’s challenges seems to be … [Läs mer...]
Protecting health care, protecting humanity
ANALYSIS Armed conflict, particularly the intra-state kind, is often characterised by the lack of a functioning state, and at times by a state that is actively targeting its citizens. In these settings, the provision of humanitarian aid, including health care, is a practical demonstration of human security and the protection of health care in conflict is a fundamental gauge of … [Läs mer...]
The strategy of targeting humanitarians
ANALYSIS In the last two decades, the number of deliberate attacks on aid workers have risen sharply. This has led to a growing concern among humanitarians, policymakers, and researchers that it is currently more dangerous to be an aid worker than it ever was before. Jamie LeSueur, a humanitarian response professional from Canada, argues that targeted attacks against … [Läs mer...]
