2025

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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.

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