By Judith Verweijen, Peer Schouten, and Fergus O’Leary Simpson Summary Environmental peacebuilding is a rapidly evolving field of research and practice, but it has thus far paid limited attention to...
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Papua New Guinea: Election Violence Shows Lack of Trust in the State
To address PNG’s fragility, the U.S. and other donors should engage with local partners and seek to avoid bureaucratic entanglements. BY: Miranda Forsyth; Gordon Peake One of the most incisive works...
After two coups, Mali needs regional support to bolster democracy
Regional and international actors will need to prioritize locally devised and accepted solutions to tackle the roots causes of Mali’s troubles. By Ena Dion and Joseph Sany, Ph.D. Editor’s Note: As...
Putting Sudan’s political transition back on track
The United States’ actions in Sudan need to be aligned with the ideas of democratic renewal. By Susan Stigant Editor’s Note: As the Biden administration convenes its Summit for Democracy, the U.S...
A global democratic resurgence is the best path toward peace
Civil-society leaders from four democracies affected by diverse and challenging conflicts examine the prospects for democracy and peace in their countries. The longstanding global decline in...
Myanmar struggles to reverse a coup; democracies can help
An army leader miscalculated the costs of wresting back power. Now the country reels from the violence. By Billy Ford and Jason Tower Editor’s Note: As the Biden administration convenes its Summit...
Young and Angry in Fezzan: Achieving Stability in Southern Libya through Greater Economic Opportunity
The Fezzan region of Libya is home both to the country’s largest oil field, making it key to Libya’s oil-based economy, and to some of its direst poverty. Young people have borne the brunt of the...
Afghanistan’s Economic and Humanitarian Crises Turn Dire
Pledged aid is critical to reducing starvation but will not be enough to offset the economic shock facing the country. Two months after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the country is...
Disability-Inclusive Peacebuilding: State of the Field and the Way Forward
Summary Legal and policy frameworks developed over the past fifteen years have advanced disability rights worldwide, but the peacebuilding field has not prioritized the inclusion of people with...
New evidence: How religion aids peaceful change
By Miranda Rivers; Jason Klocek, Ph.D.; and Sandra Tombe The pullback in 2021 of international military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa’s Sahel region not only shows the limits of such...
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Precarity and power: Reflections on women and youth in nonviolent action
By Jonathan Pinckney, Ph.D.; and Miranda Rivers Examples abound of women and youth on the front lines of recent nonviolent action campaigns—from Alaa Salah leading demonstrators in Sudan in 2019 to...
Beyond Fake News: the Central African Republic’s Hate Speech Problem
In the aftermath of a disputed election and targeted disinformation campaigns, divisive rhetoric presents the greatest risk to a fragile peace. After a recent contested election, the Central African...
Five Keys to Tackling the Crisis in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado
Amid an opportunity to address broader challenges in Mozambique, the government and its international backers must act with urgency. By: Thomas P. Sheehy Since 2017, armed militants — often carrying...
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How—and When—People Power Can Advance Peace Amid Civil War
Despite a brief lull due to COVID-19 restrictions, the past few years have witnessed one of the largest waves of global nonviolent resistance in recent history, with 2019 widely being dubbed “the...
On the Road to Peace, Libya Makes Progress but Hits Pitfalls
Reconciliation must go beyond politics, address issues of transitional justice and set a new vision for a shared future. After a decade of war and division, Libya has made progress toward peace this...
As U.S. Troops Leave Afghanistan, Can Aid Help in Pursuing Peace?
Financial assistance has a limited role, but sharp cutbacks would precipitate a fiscal and state collapse, making peace even more distant. As American troops leave Afghanistan, U.S. policymakers are...
Nigeria’s state peacebuilding institutions: Early success and continuing challenges
Facing clashes and insurgencies, Nigerian states have created peacebuilding agencies. By: Darren Kew Three states in Nigeria's conflict-prone Middle Belt—Plateau, Kaduna, and Adamawa—have established...
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National dialogues in peacebuilding and transitions: Creativity and adaptive thinking
By: Elizabeth Murray; Susan Stigant; (editors) At their best, national dialogues hold the promise of adding critical momentum in the drive to transform conflict inclusively. This report examines...
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The Intertwined Futures of Climate Action, Fragility and Peacebuilding
As our understanding of the climate crisis becomes more complex, so too must the strategies designed to address it. Crises are often described narrowly; clearly differentiated by the aspect of...
Getting to the source: the importance of field research
An academic and intellectual decline is inevitable without a post-pandemic revival of fieldwork. BY: Alastair Reed; Boglarka Bozsogi Travel restrictions and social distancing practices put in place...