Tag: Conflict Resolution & Peacebuilding
62 Articles
- Global Governance
President Biden’s Yemen Policy: From Pronouncements to Peace?
President Biden often repeats a foreign policy refrain: “Diplomacy is back.” On February 4, he declared an end to “all American support for offensive operations in the war…
April 9, 2021
- Conflict & Security
Bridging the Gender Divide is Key to US Global Fragility Strategy Implementation
As the Biden-Harris administration takes office, it will be tasked with the full implementation of the Global Fragility Act (GFA), which aims to tackle the root causes of…
April 6, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
PART II: Killer Robots: A Third Revolution in Warfare?
Cons Machine killings violate the most basic of rights—the right to life and the concept of human dignity. Machines are not inherently moral beings that have human traits, such…
March 26, 2021
- Human Rights & Development
PART I: Killer Robots: A Third Revolution in Warfare?
Overview Gunpowder first revolutionized warfare, followed by a second far more destructive revolution: nuclear weapons. The nine countries possessing nuclear weapons hold the…
March 19, 2021
- Society & Culture
Climate Change and International Migration: The Role of Foreign Aid
Migration has increased dramatically over recent decades. This includes documented and undocumented movements of people within and across borders, as well as refugee flows.…
February 24, 2021
- Society & Culture
From the Bottom Up: A Different Context for the Colombian Drug Trade
On July 20, 2018, more than three decades since my first election in 1986, I returned to the Colombian senate under very different circumstances. The most important difference…
January 20, 2021
- Conflict & Security
The Overseen Factors Impacting the Afghan Peace Process
The Afghan peace process is promising. The current round of talks began in September 2020, following a US-Taliban agreement and US-Afghanistan Joint Declaration in February 2020.…
January 18, 2021
- Society & Culture
The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Effects on United Nations Peacekeeping
COVID-19 has taken over one million lives, will likely cost the global economy trillions of dollars, and has created uncertainty and chaos. As a result, more is being asked of…
December 9, 2020
- Conflict & Security
Turkey-Greece Relations: Growing Tensions and Implications for Transatlantic Relations
The history of Turkey-Greece bilateral relations has been fraught with diplomatic tensions and conflict, interrupted by brief moments of peace and calm. In fact, the bilateral…
November 10, 2020
- Conflict & Security
Taking al Qaeda Seriously in Afghanistan: Policy Options for the United States
Ever since the United States and Taliban insurgents struck a landmark peace deal in Doha this February, Washington has conditioned post-withdrawal stability in Afghanistan on the…
September 21, 2020