• Inter-State Relations and International Order
  - the evolving norms, institutions and interactions of international relations.
  
  
  • Legitimacy of International Organizations - Centre P&G
  • Rising and Fading Powers - Centre P&G
    
  
  

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• The UN System
  - the role of the UN, particularly in conflict prevention, conflict management and post-conflict peace-building, as well as in maintaining a stable international order.
  • The UN in the 21st Century - Centre P&G
    
  • New Roles and Functions for the UN and the Bretton Woods Institutions - UNU/WIDER
    
  • Global Climate Governace - Centre ESD
    
  • Interlinkages - Centre ESD
    
  • Environment and Multilateral Diplomacy (EMD)
    
    

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• Human Security
  - reflecting the increasing shift in attention from 'national security' with its focus on military defense of thestate, to 'human security' with its emphasis on the individual's well-being.
  
  
  • Human Security in Africa
    

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• Major Armed Conflicts (Inter-state, Internal) and Conflict Management
  - the causes, consequences and patterns of contemporary conflict and the role of community and international actors in preventing and settling war.
  
  
  • Wave of Emergencies of the Last Decade: Causes, Extent, Predictability and Response UNU WIDER
    
  • Kosovo - Centre P&G
    
  • Conflict Prevention: From Rhetoric to Policy - Centre P&G
    
  • Peacekeeping - Centre P&G
    
  • UN Sanctions - Centre P&G
    
  • Women Networking for Conflict Prevention - Centre P&G
    
  • Conflict Resolution - INCORE

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