Politicians aren’t necessarily the best mediators. International experts on peace mediation should be involved.
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Metaphors, analogies and comparisons abound when talking about the war in Ukraine, but are they helpful? An expert in peace and conflict resolution explains.
Written more than 200 years ago, Kant’s Toward Perpetual Peace sets out a plan for peace we can still aspire to achieve.
This is a situation with many moving parts, any one of which can derail diplomacy.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a catastrophe and should be condemned, but that doesn’t mean the West should dismiss some of Putin’s conditions as a step to ending the war.
Existing alliances arose in the wake of World War II, when global politics were very different and today’s challenges were yet unimagined.
Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings, which earned him a global following, gave simple instructions on mindfulness and emphasized how it could be practiced anytime, even when doing routine chores.
Interfaith, peacebuilding and what can happen when people of different faiths work together.
Reintegration is a gendered phenomenon — women, men and LGBTQ+ people experience it differently.
People wanted to use photography not only to document the aftermath of war and violence, but also to actively support peace.
When it comes to the study of international relations and power, Australian scholar Coral Bell was a superstar.
Indonesia needs to consider long-term engagement to produce deeper and more sustainable impacts.
New Zealand scores well against other countries — especially over its handling of the pandemic — but there are still areas that need improving.
The World Food Programme can’t stop hunger on its own – that also requires political action.
History shows what moments of great political and economic uncertainty mean for tensions between military rivals.
António Guterres, the UN secretary general, called for a global ceasefire in late March. Three months later, the UN security council has only just agreed to back it.
Whether it’s cars passing nearby, a neighbour’s blaring music or the constant drone of a lawnmower, the trouble with sound is that – unlike light – it can be hard to block out completely.
Research into how war-torn and fractured nations find justice and societal reconciliation finds ways to establish sustainable and lasting peace in divided societies.
An external shock such as coronavirus merely presses pause on conflicts and offers little hope for solutions.
The US is taking an untraditional approach in its peace talks with the Taliban. The new deal does not contain many of the elements that are typically key to a successful peace negotiation.
Top contributors
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Associate Researcher, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
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Adjunct Professor, Natural Resource Institute (NRI), University of Manitoba
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
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Researcher, Helwan University
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Assistant Professor in History, Western University
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Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect and Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Institute of African Studies, University of Leipzig
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Executive Director and Professor of Practice at Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace, University of San Diego
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Research Fellow and Historian of War and Conflict, Deakin University
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Professor of Political Geography, Newcastle University; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Professor of Sport and Social Sciences, Brunel University of London
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Professor of Creative and Performing Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of International Humanitarian Studies, The Fletcher School, Tufts University