Regional and international actors will need to prioritize locally devised and accepted solutions to tackle the roots causes of Mali’s troubles. By Ena Dion and Joseph Sany, Ph.D. Editor’s Note: As...
The United States’ actions in Sudan need to be aligned with the ideas of democratic renewal. By Susan Stigant Editor’s Note: As the Biden administration convenes its Summit for Democracy, the U.S...
Civil-society leaders from four democracies affected by diverse and challenging conflicts examine the prospects for democracy and peace in their countries. The longstanding global decline in...
An army leader miscalculated the costs of wresting back power. Now the country reels from the violence. By Billy Ford and Jason Tower Editor’s Note: As the Biden administration convenes its Summit...
The Fezzan region of Libya is home both to the country’s largest oil field, making it key to Libya’s oil-based economy, and to some of its direst poverty. Young people have borne the brunt of the...
Pledged aid is critical to reducing starvation but will not be enough to offset the economic shock facing the country. Two months after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, the country is...
Summary Legal and policy frameworks developed over the past fifteen years have advanced disability rights worldwide, but the peacebuilding field has not prioritized the inclusion of people with...
By Miranda Rivers; Jason Klocek, Ph.D.; and Sandra Tombe The pullback in 2021 of international military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Africa’s Sahel region not only shows the limits of such...
By Jonathan Pinckney, Ph.D.; and Miranda Rivers Examples abound of women and youth on the front lines of recent nonviolent action campaigns—from Alaa Salah leading demonstrators in Sudan in 2019 to...
In the aftermath of a disputed election and targeted disinformation campaigns, divisive rhetoric presents the greatest risk to a fragile peace. After a recent contested election, the Central African...