This book explains when peacekeeping works — and when it doesn’t Naazneen H. Barma - August 19, 2021 To give peace a chance, start with the grass roots, not the treetops.
Negotiating peace the same old way doesn’t work. Here’s what does. Séverine Autesserre - March 21, 2021 Over 20 years of research, these three things emerged as key to building a lasting peace
There’s another way to build peace. And it doesn’t come from the top down. Séverine Autesserre - October 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_79254" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Women line up outside a polling
How educational programs in Africa can help counter violent extremism Beth Maclin and Beza Tesfaye - May 17, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73500" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Hundreds of al-Shabab fighters perform military
Somaliland votes next week. Its biggest challenges come after the election. Scott Pegg and Michael Walls - November 10, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66067" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Livestock traders chat in front of
Everyone is taking sides in the Qatar crisis. Here’s why these four North African states aren’t. Youssef Cherif - September 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63263" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, left,
As the U.S. gets more involved in Somalia, beware these three fallacies Teresa Krug, Maximilian Meduna, and Michael Harsch - July 18, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61055" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Somali soldiers at the scene of
Somalia’s new president now faces 3 big challenges Safia Farole - March 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54974" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Civilians ride on a Somali police
Education alone doesn’t prevent terrorism. Here’s what else you need. Beza Tesfaye - January 5, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52091" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Lily Atong, who was abducted as
How can universities deal with racism? Learn from war zones. Mark Massoud - December 7, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33199" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Students gather at the entrance of
There’s more to Somali fishing than piracy Kim Yi Dionne - October 8, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30445" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A Somali man carrying a large
What other African elections tell us about Nigeria’s bet on biometrics Giulia Piccolino - March 10, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21553" align="alignnone" width="620"] Two Nigerian voters pose for a
Well-governed failed states? Not an oxymoron! Risse Thomas and Stephen Krasner - October 1, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16422" align="aligncenter" width="350"] A woman gives a Somali girl drops
Road building, not state building, can solve the Somali pirate problem Federico Varese and Anja Shortland - July 10, 2014 Even if pirate attacks off the coast of Somalia are
The Middle East quasi-state system Ariel Ahram - May 27, 2014 [caption id="attachment_10914" align="aligncenter" width="1024" special=""] File: In Hermel, Lebanon, people
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