War and Conflicy Around the Globe
Since the end of Colombia’s civil conflict, the process of turning the country’s youth into effective peacebuilders has been the focus of several government and civil society initiatives.
Droughts can potentially help escalate conflicts, but empirical evidence from the Sahel suggests that the root causes of land disputes are more historical and political than climate driven.
The current status of global fisheries is a serious cause for concern. But will states engage in conflict with one another to ensure their continued access to fish?
Thomas Hegghammer, a renowned specialist on violent Islamism, discusses one of the most underexplored terrains of research on political violence, the culture of jihadi groups.
Since Libya, the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) has been a hotly debated concept. Previously a nation exhibiting strict non-interventionist principles, Brazil has recently contributed to the R2P debate with its Responsibility while Protecting initiative.
Flawed assumptions have prevented theorizing about negotiations with al Qaeda and the Islamic State. It is time to consider whether dialogue may be possible.
