Recent confrontations in Tigray are a sign that the 2022 peace process has seriously derailed.
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In past agreements, there appeared to be a tacit understanding between Hezbollah and Israel that conflict would eventually resume.
Ukraine may need a major, system-level change or crisis in Russia to regain any lost territories.
Sustained diplomacy is needed to make current peace efforts work more effectively in the DRC.
African nations need to negotiate contracts that ensure they hold on to the power their resources bring.
The latest peace deal between the two neighbours provides concessions and demands that are perhaps easier said than done.
Although a ceasefire and negotiations may be a good first step, any chance at lasting peace in Russia’s war in Ukraine requires consideration of Russian war crimes.
Ukraine’s leader and opposition leaders have said ‘no’ to elections during wartime – and they have the backing of the majority of Ukrainians.
Three-phased deal will start with the release of 33 hostages held by Hamas since Oct. 7, 2023. If fully implemented, the agreement will see the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Palestinian enclave.
Fully implementing the principles of a ceasefire agreement is critical to post-war recovery in Ethiopia’s north.
The political elite have held on to power through power-sharing arrangements rather than the ballot. How will that change?
An agreement to end conflict is only one small step in an often long process.
The setting was grand, so too was the plan. But behind the peace plan put forward by China and welcomed by Russia, is the question, what do both nations seek?
Questions about whether warring parties agree about how the war will end and the costs of war or peace are all key factors to help assess when a conflict might end.
Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is used to win a place in government, not to overthrow it. And it keeps working.
In Afghanistan, it does not pay to be on the losing side. There is a danger that a spreading perception the Taliban are poised to take over could trigger a wave of government and army defections.
The transitional government has achieved a monumental milestone, but peace agreements in Sudan have been known to fall apart quickly.
In February, the US signed an historic accord with the Taliban to end the Afghanistan War. Now violence in the country is up and peace talks with the government are delayed yet again.
Dissidents in Colombia’s FARC guerrillas are threatening to renew armed struggle three years after signing a landmark peace deal. Here, experts explain the history of Colombia’s fragile peace process.
Warring factions in South Sudan have signed numerous peace deals none of which have held.
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