To Improve Results/Reduce Costs, Integrate Conflict Analysis Into Humanitarian Aid
To achieve sustainable peace and reduce the growing need for humanitarian aid ($25B so far in 2018), governments and humanitarian organizations need to better address the drivers, parties, and consequences of conflict.
Adding Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping to the Toolbox of International Intervention
Recognizing the restrictions of the current context (e.g. acceptance of nonviolent peacekeepers to host state and access to particular regions) of allowing professional unarmed civilian peacekeepers to enter the conflict scenario, we want to share some insights from peace science that should at least add Unarmed Civilian Peacekeeping to the toolbox of international intervention to reduce violence and suffering, even if it is only an aspiration in this moment of time.
Iranian Nonviolent Resistance in Adverse Conditions
Nationwide, Iranian truckers have united in protest demanding better wages. Their protest, in conjunction with rising levels of resistance to Iran’s leader, Ali Khamenei, signify a changing tide in Iranian society.
Toward North Korean Security without Nuclear Weapons
Talks with North Korea should include long-term visions of U.S. troop withdrawals.
Failed Summit, North Korea and the Nature of Negotiation
Photo credit: Roman Harak Context: Amidst growing tensions and another round of verbal escalations by both sides, President Trump announced that he was pulling out of the highly anticipated summit between the U.S. and North Korea. While so-called “spoilers” certainly contributed to this development and the dangers of rising tensions … Read more
Organized Labor Unions Bridge Social Divides To Allow For Nonviolent Collective Action
Organized labor and trade unions create interconnected social networks that bridge diverse groups of people and aid in the mobilization for mass collective action.
Higher Education Programs Counter Violent Extremism
New research from Mercy Corps and the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice finds that access to secondary education reduces support and for violent extremist groups.
Unintended Consequences of “Robust” UN Peace Operations
An upcoming policy forum by the International Peace Institute will explore tensions between the pursuit of political solutions and the protection of civilians in the context of UN peacekeeping missions. Peace Science shows how the “robust” turn in UN peacekeeping has resulted in unintended consequences to civilians and the peacebuilding process.
Masculinity Operates In Both U.S. And Indian Nuclear Weapon Discourses
Masculinity operates in both U.S. and Indian nuclear weapon discourses–marking their nuclear programs as rational, responsible action engaged in strategic interdependence to meet their economic and political interests, and other programs as inadequate, irrational, or in need of supervision.
U.S./South Korean Military Drills Threaten Peace Talks
North Korea says joint U.S./South Korean military exercises are jeopardizing the upcoming summit between Trump and Kim.
Starting Wars Won’t Make Domestic Problems Disappear
In the wake of the U.S. abandoning the Iran Nuclear Deal and the growing tension between Israel, Iran, and the U.S., we must be wary of foreign policy saber-rattling in the context of “rallying around the flag”.
