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While the United Nations (UN) has successfully mediated dozens of conflicts in places like Cambodia, El Salvador, and Mozambique, it faces significant criticism for systemic failures that prevent it from maintaining global peace. Critics point to a record high of 61 active conflicts in 2024—the most since 1946—as evidence of its declining effectiveness. Major Humanitarian…
Since the end of World War II, the international community has increasingly recognised that strong, effective systems of governance are essential for sustaining stability, peace, and long‑term security. The war’s devastation made it clear that political collapse and institutional failure can have consequences that spill across borders, prompting sustained efforts by global organisations, development agencies,…
Most people trust governments to keep order, protect lives, and hold society together. That’s easy to understand. When fear grows, people want strong leaders, clear rules, and quick action. Still, history shows the same pattern. Governments can control some problems for a while, but they can’t bring lasting peace. War returns, injustice remains, and trust…