Essay ‘Un-Contest’ on Peaceful Elections
The War Prevention Initiative (WPI) is seeking submissions for an essay “un-contest” on peaceful elections.
Perspectives on Feminist Foreign Policy: Revealing New Narratives, Challenging The Status Quo
Read our summary report of our feminist foreign policy essay “un-contest” where we published 11 essays from emerging thought leaders around the world.
Nonviolent Action, Militarism, and Israel-Palestine
Context Israel’s war on Gaza continues at a relentless pace since the temporary ceasefire in early 2025, while violence and repression have also sharply intensified across the West Bank. The violence against civilians in Gaza, especially the most recent reports of the Israeli military’s intentional attacks on civilians at humanitarian … Read more
Politics of Violence Puts Us All in Extreme Danger
A nonviolent response is the only way forward The politics of violence is pervasive and corrosive, stretching from the Middle East to the streets of Los Angeles. The reckless and unnecessary military attacks by Israel’s Netanyahu government on Iran, the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the deployment of U.S. National Guard troops and Marines to silence … Read more
Resisting Authoritarianism
Following the presidential elections in November 2024, the second Trump administration moved swiftly to embed its MAGA agenda into the core operations of the U.S. government. The vicious targeting of immigrants without concern for constitutionally protected rights to due process, assaults on the freedom of press, attacks on the courts … Read more
How to be a Peace President
by Kelsey Coolidge At his inauguration in January, President Trump suggested that his greatest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and uniter. Many Americans voted for the President because they believed he would end U.S. involvement in foreign wars. Exit polls show that foreign policy issues like the wars in Gaza and Ukraine influenced … Read more
Endless Pursuit of Terror
This analysis summarizes and reflects on the following research: McIntosh, C. (2022). A ‘continuing, imminent’ threat: The temporal frameworks enabling the US war on terrorism. International Relations, 36(4), 568-590. https://doi.org/10.1177/00471178221128196 Author’s Abstract “For nearly two decades, the United States has chosen to narrate its response to terrorism through what Judith … Read more
Building Peace and Resilience through Humanitarian and Development Aid
This analysis summarizes and reflects on the following research: Norman, J. M., & Mikhael, D. (2023). Rethinking the triple-nexus: Integrating peacebuilding and resilience initiatives in conflict contexts. Journal of Peacebuilding & Development, 18(3), 248-263. Author’s Abstract “The triple-nexus was introduced as a conceptual framework to link humanitarian aid, international … Read more
Embracing Conflict in Peace Education
This analysis summarizes and reflects on the following research: Kruger, F., & Zembylas, M. (2023). Theoretical and practical implications of agonistic peace for decolonizing peace education. Journal of Peace Education, 1-22. Talking Points Peace education runs the risk of suppressing necessary conflict and making invisible forms of (Western) domination that … Read more
Strategic Military Retreat to Mitigate Climate Change
For example, consider unions and, specifically, the work force of the military industrial complex. Research from the Costs of War project interviewed defense contractor employees in the U.S. and the U.K. to find out what their views were on climate change and their sector’s role in exacerbating the climate crisis. … Read more
How Militarization Harms Migrants in the Mediterranean Sea
This analysis summarizes and reflects on the following research: Kinacioglu, M. (2023). Militarized governance of migration in the Mediterranean. International Affairs, 99(6), 2423-2441. Talking Points In the context of maritime migration in the Mediterranean region: Migration has been framed as a hybrid threat by the European Union (EU) and North … Read more
Special Issue: Election Violence
In partnership with Search for Common Ground We are days away from the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The United States faces a real threat of election violence—defined by research featured in this special issue as “coercive force, directed towards electoral actors and/or objects, that occurs in the context of electoral … Read more
Lessons from Practice: What Can Prevent Election Violence?
We have thus far extensively reviewed the drivers and wider effects of election violence with a special focus on how it’s experienced in the U.S. A deep understanding of the research on election violence highlights possible prevention and mitigation strategies. For instance, understanding that toxic polarization is characterized by the … Read more
