The strength of armed groups doesn’t come only from weapons but also from how deeply they are embedded in local realities.
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The Trump administration’s move to withdraw the US from these organizations risks undercutting lasting peace and global human rights accountability.
The elimination of offices within Homeland Security and the State Department may force US counterterrorism efforts to rely on a solely military approach, which has proven ineffective.
The lead protagonists, Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame, seem unwilling to reconcile. Personal mediation is required.
The recent release of Canada’s third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security highlights challenges and opportunities that go far beyond the ‘add women and stir’ approach.
Digital technology is changing the way water is accessed in Ghana. Water ATMs are gaining traction as a means to an end.
The Chinese model of peace differs fundamentally from that pursued by western nations.
President Paul Biya’s credibility and legitimacy are increasingly being tarnished, amid growing support for opposition candidates.
The death of Mozambican opposition leader Alfonso Dhlakama could affect the progress made to end hostilities in the country.
Ending violence is only a first step. Research from Colombian universities sheds light on the role of education in peace-building.
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PhD candidate in Political Studies at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Johannesburg
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Co-Director, Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention, and Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of African history, Queen's University Belfast
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Executive director, Africa Institute of South Africa, Human Sciences Research Council
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PhD Candidate in Political Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of International and Diplomacy Studies, Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs, University of South Africa
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Adjunct senior lecturer, University of Cape Town
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Senior Visiting Scholar with the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University
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Researcher, University of Manchester
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Faculty, African Studies and Security Studies, Georgetown University
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Associate professor, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique
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PhD Candidate, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique