A lasting resolution should not be expected when only a few conflict parties have concluded an agreement.
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The latest peace deal between the two neighbours provides concessions and demands that are perhaps easier said than done.
A decision to negotiate over the heads of the Ukrainians would reveal just how Trump sees Ukraine and Europe.
M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised conflict.
The United Arab Emirates is emerging as the foreign player most invested in Sudan’s conflict.
An expert on civil conflicts explains why the international community has so far failed to create peace in Sudan, and what new opportunities lie ahead.
Constructive dialogue is an essential condition for a peaceful political transition in Mali.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
A spiralling Sudan will affect peace and security in the Lake Chad Basin region, of which Nigeria is a member.
An agreement to end conflict is only one small step in an often long process.
There are political risks to even floating the idea. But a summit could conceivably reset the discourse around a war currently stuck dangerously in cycles of escalation.
While Russia and Ukraine’s war wages on, previous peace talk discussions didn’t appear to include women. Changing that can make a difference, research shows.
Russia and Ukraine have held several rounds of failed peace talks. Understanding the challenges to successful peace talks helps illuminate the struggle for peace in Eastern Europe.
Politicians aren’t necessarily the best mediators. International experts on peace mediation should be involved.
IHOs have learned how to bring warring parties together while at the same time guaranteeing their own security.
The Conversation’s weekly round-up of some of the best articles about the war in Ukraine.
The warring countries have a long way to go before a credible peace settlement can be signed.
Political agreements between major political actors aren’t enough to ensure stability in the DRC. Structural changes are needed as is a new approach towards governance.
The Democratic Republic of Congo desperately needs a peaceful election but with the UN threatening to scale back its DRC mission, the likelihood of a successful poll is being threatened
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