Tag: Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding
62 Articles
- Global Governance
Between Total Peace and Armed Peace
What is it About? Total Peace, proposed by Gustavo Petro’s government, aims to foster dialogue between the state and multiple groups of different natures, whether they are…
July 19, 2023
- Conflict & Security
The North Korea Conundrum: Pyongyang’s Strategic Calculus and Future Trajectory
North Korea has catapulted back into the headlines recently with a spate of notable military activities—including several first-time tests such as that of a solid-fuel…
May 31, 2023
- Conflict & Security
Why the United States Doesn’t Need an “Arsenal for Democracy” – And What to do Instead
A Defense Industrial Base in Crisis? In his March 28 testimony on the Pentagon’s FY2024 budget request, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told the Senate Armed Services…
May 22, 2023
- Human Rights & Development
Beyond Repatriation: Combating Peacekeeper Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
In September 2021, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres ordered the repatriation of 450 Gabonese military troops serving in MINUSCA, the UN’s peacekeeping mission…
May 2, 2022
- Conflict & Security
The Potential Implications of the Two-State Solution Act
The Two-State Solution Act, proposed by Congressman Andy Levin (MI-09) and co-sponsored by several other Democrat lawmakers, may not garner enough votes to pass, but the…
December 14, 2021
- Global Governance
The Art of Peace
The arts has become a central facet of peace-building and transitional justice, and this trend has seen international organizations, like the United Nations, draw attention to…
October 12, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
Bringing Peace to Whom? What is at Stake in the Intra-Afghan Peace Talks
Although the war between the Afghan government and the Afghan Taliban has been at a stalemate for years, the intra-Afghan peace talks in Doha, Qatar mark a breakthrough as the…
July 28, 2021
- Society & Culture
Questioning the Debt-Trap Diplomacy Rhetoric surrounding Hambantota Port
The lease of Hambantota Port to China has become the most oft-used example of China’s debt-trap diplomacy. It has also become a cautionary tale for countries that have joined…
June 5, 2021
- Dialogues
Dr. Yasmine Farouk on Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Policy
GJIA: What are Saudi Arabia’s current regional priorities in regard to foreign policy? YF: The first priority right now on the Saudi agenda is to end their war in Yemen because…
May 24, 2021
- Conflict & Security
Inclusive Governance in Upper Karabakh Can Bring a Lasting Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace
The so-called “Forty-Four-Day War” between Armenia and Azerbaijan in late 2020 resulted from the abject failure of the protracted peace process that was mediated by the OSCE…
May 18, 2021