Tag: Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding
62 Articles
- Conflict & Security
Reflecting on 25 Years of Women, Peace, and Security
Origins of the Resolution When the UN Security Council unanimously adopted the four-page Resolution 1325 in 2000, it built on growing acknowledgement of women’s roles in…
October 8, 2025
- Conflict & Security
Global Energy Security: Western Dependence on Gulf Oil and the Role of Regional Mediation in Middle Eastern Conflicts
Introduction The 1973 Oil Embargo first revealed the deep interconnection between Middle Eastern stability and global energy security. In response to US military support to…
July 8, 2025
- Conflict & Security
War’s Spiral, Peace’s Ascent: Kurdish Politics at the Crossroads of History
Introduction Türkiye has just lived through the very essence of Lenin’s famous words: “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”…
June 11, 2025
- Human Rights & Development
Towards Gendered Peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Introduction In April 2025, the foreign ministers of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda met with the US Secretary of State to sign a Declaration of …
May 12, 2025
- Conflict & Security
Historicizing the Gaza War Through the Use of Collective Violence
Introduction On October 7, 2023, forty men belonging to the militant wing of Hamas, governing as the Palestinian Authority in the Gaza Strip, executed a terrorist attack in.…
October 3, 2024
- Science & Technology
Leveraging Science Diplomacy in Times of Conflict
The Risks of Scientific Protectionism The world of science is rapidly changing as geopolitical tensions intensify. The Russian war against Ukraine led the West to freeze academic…
July 19, 2024
- Global Governance
What Can Indonesia Learn from Qatar’s Experience in Mediating Conflicts in the Middle East?
Introduction As a small wealthy country flanked by two regional powers harboring mutual suspicion (Saudi Arabia and Iran), Qatar is attempting to assert itself as a force to be…
April 29, 2024
- Conflict & Security
Peacekeepers and Political Stability in Somalia
Somalia’s War on al-Shabaab Somalia is in the midst of an ongoing war against al-Shabaab, a militant group whose stated objective is to eject all foreign forces and replace the…
February 12, 2024
- Society & Culture
Tackling Hindu-Muslim Conflict at the Interstices of Faith
Introduction A common assumption in the study of religion is that various creeds are inherently antagonistic, rendering religion a putative cause of war and terrorism. Accounts…
February 9, 2024
- Global Governance
The Mali Puzzle: International Isolation, Anti-French Sentiments, and Withdrawal of UN Peacekeepers
The Crisis at a Glance In June 2023, the Government of Mali (GoM) withdrew its consent for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country (MINUSMA). By fueling anti…
January 17, 2024