The Future of Peace
Peace Science Digest · Special Issue · 2026 The Future of Peace Eight essays on how peace work can adapt and evolve as aid budgets are cut, institutions are dismantled, and military spending climbs. Download the full issue (PDF) Published by the War Prevention Initiative of the Jubitz Family Foundation, … Read more
Editorial Letter, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
The Future of Peace/Peace Science Digest special issue Editorial letter Editorial Letter, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies Asher Kaufman, John M. Regan, Jr. Director, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies Dear Readers, The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies is pleased to partner with the War Prevention Initiative of … Read more
Rethinking the Militarized Future We’re Building
The Future of Peace/Peace Science Digest special issue Framing essay Rethinking the Militarized Future We’re Building Written by the War Prevention Initiative of the Jubitz Family Foundation After gutting USAID, the Department of State, and the U.S. Institute of Peace in early 2025, the Trump Administration requested a $1.5 trillion-dollar … Read more
Shaping Future Peace Mediation in a World without a Center
The Future of Peace/Peace Science Digest special issue Essay Shaping Future Peace Mediation in a World without a Center Written by Tyler Jess Thompson, Co-Founder and Chief Negotiation Officer, Expeditionary Research Fellow, US Berkeley Human Rights Center In 2024, my last full year in government, I sat in a room … Read more
Sustaining Future Peace Processes amid Global Institutional Austerity
The Future of Peace/Peace Science Digest special issue Essay Sustaining Future Peace Processes amid Global Institutional Austerity Written by Josefina Echavarría Álvarez, PhD, Director of the Peace Accords Matrix (PAM), Professor of Practice, Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame The global landscape of peacemaking is … Read more
Scaling Future Peacemaking through AI-Powered Public Deliberation
The Future of Peace/Peace Science Digest special issue Essay Scaling Future Peacemaking through AI-Powered Public Deliberation Written by Lisa Schirch, PhD, Senior Professor of Practice of Peace Studies, Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame The peacemaking landscape is shifting with the rise of artificial intelligence … Read more
Unlocking Financing for Future Peace: Building Bridges with the Private Sector
The Future of Peace/Peace Science Digest special issue Essay Unlocking Financing for Future Peace: Building Bridges with the Private Sector Written by Liz Hume, Executive Director, and Emily Sample, PhD, Director of Research, Evidence, & Learning, at the Alliance for Peacebuilding Today, global violent conflict is at record levels and … Read more
Regenerative Adaptation: A Path for Future Environmental Peacebuilding?
The Future of Peace/Peace Science Digest special issue Essay Regenerative Adaptation: A Path for Future Environmental Peacebuilding? Written by Richard Marcantonio, PhD, Assistant Professor of Environment, Peace, and Global Affairs, Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame Violent conflicts are becoming more frequent and more intense … Read more
Feminist Peace Approaches for the Future
The Future of Peace/Peace Science Digest special issue Essay Feminist Peace Approaches for the Future Written by Marie Berry, PhD, Professor and Director, Inclusive Global Leadership Initiative (IGLI), Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs, University of Denver, and Carly Paul, IGLI Program Manager, Josef Korbel School of Global … Read more
The Future of Peace is Decolonial
The Future of Peace/Peace Science Digest special issue Essay The Future of Peace is Decolonial Decolonization Working Group, Environment, Climate, Conflict, and Peace Community of Practice Introduction This essay emerges from recorded conversations among members of the Community of Practice on the Environment, Climate, Conflict, & Peace’s Decolonization Discussion Group … Read more
Editorial Letter, Alliance for Peacebuilding
The Future of Peace/Peace Science Digest special issue Editorial letter Editorial Letter, Alliance for Peacebuilding Liz Hume and Peter J. Quaranto, Alliance for Peacebuilding Dear Readers, The peacebuilding field is at a crossroads in the United States and beyond. The field has been devastated by sweeping, sudden cuts to overseas … Read more
