In October 2000, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 1325 and created the Women, Peace and Security agenda. To commemorate the resolution’s 25th anniversary, this compendium features a collection of articles published on The Strategist. This series reflects on the progress made since 2000, including the transformative changes in women’s representation across security.

The United Nations (UN) Charter is an international treaty that is binding on all 193 member states. The current geopolitical environment and major power competition is challenging the UN Security Council (UNSC) as it struggles to uphold its obligations under the UN Charter. This paper outlines shifting alliances, reform, UNSC resolutions and UN challenges.

Humanitarian aid is largely concentrated in crises that are protracted or recurrent. In 2016, 60% of global humanitarian financing went to just ten countries. This report summarises the learning from the thematic evaluation and employs an integrated analysis of separate country and themed studies to identify which factors shaped people’s resilience.

This paper argues that the rules-based framework, as instantiated in rules established under the World Trade Organization (WTO), is not equipped to address the issues that are emerging under the technological conditions generated by the digital transformation.

Throughout the conflict in Syria, the government has severely restricted how and where aid is delivered for military or political purposes. This paper offers a new framework for international humanitarian organizations and UN agencies to provide assistance to those in need.