Based on both qualitative and quantitative analyses of multi-round surveys and interviews of more than 200 of the world's most experienced mediators, Poitras & Raines...

Things are changing in Colombia. There is a palpable excitement in the air as the peace talks between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces...

  Washington's Syria debate rages within the boundaries of a broader debate about America's appropriate role in the Middle East and the world. The Obama...

Brookings  Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World , in partnership with the State of Qatar, convened its annual U.S.-Islamic World Forum from June...

This report traces the political, security and humanitarian situation in Mali since the 2012 coup d’état that unseated the country’s democratic government and resulted in...

How to prevent violence, transform conflict and create a more durable peace? It remains a key challenge for every reasonable individual embracing the values of...

The Life & Peace Institute is looking for a consultant to support LPI's regional programme in the Horn of Africa based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,...

Rohingya Muslim’s in Burma’s Rakhine state have now been ordered to adhere to a years-old two child policy by the government, in what authorities  claim ...

The  Global Peace Index  (GPI) is the world’s leading measure of national peacefulness. Now in its seventh year, it ranks 162 nations according to their...

  Jo Berry has worked for over 10 years to resolve conflict around the world. Sixteen years after her father was killed by an IRA...

On 21st March, a massive gathering in Diyarbakir, the largest city of Turkey’s approximately 20 million ethnic Kurdish citizens, celebrated the arrival of spring, Newroz,...

(Belfast, United Kingdom)—30 May 2013 Six women Nobel Peace Laureates today urged G8 leaders to reduce spending on weapons of war to ensure a peaceful...

Interesting documentary on the need for forgiveness and inter-religious cooperation after the siege of Sarajevo between 1992 and 1995:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUBp3TpxSnI

Insight on Conflict Monthly Newsletter: June 2013 A monthly selection of the best new research and resources on local peacebuilding worldwide, as chosen by  Insight...

There is a dangerous and demoralizing division in our society that threatens the concept of both citizenship and the integrity of our nation. Out of...

The Professional Peace Leadership Council of the National Peace Academy is a volunteer led network of professionals that support the efforts of the National Peace...

Colin Shepherd, the head of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) ’s Conflict Affected States in Africa (CASA) Initiative, discusses the latest trend of private sector...

A website, www.peacecolleges.com , was recently launched to provide an overview of 40 American and Canadian college and university programs that offer bachelor’s degrees –...

Complexity theory has shed light on how complex systems self-organise. Self-organisation in the peacebuilding context refers to the various processes and mechanisms a society uses...

USIP GLOBAL PEACEBUILDING CENTER ON STUDY ABROAD A study abroad opportunity can be an important first step in becoming a global peacebuilder by instilling a...

ONE DAY AFTER PEACE won two prizes at the Movies that Matter Film festival in The Hague, the City of Peace and Justice, Netherlands, including...

Published on May 14, 2013 Does violence spread like a disease? Epidemiologist Gary Slutkin of Cure Violence says the issue has been misdiagnosed, and instead...

IPSI’s Peace & Security Report (PSR) is a concise weekly e-publication intended to brief busy students, academics, advocates, and practitioners in the conflict management community...

International Peace and Development Training Center - www.patrir.ro/training Training the Professionals and Leadership of the World for Effective Peacebuilding, Peacemaking,Armed Conflict and Armed Violence Prevention...

International Humanitarian Awareness Newsletter: May 14- May 27, 2013 Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs www.fordham.edu/iiha Weekly Humanitarian Newsletter May 14, 2013 – May 27, 2013...

On 15 May world leaders will meet in Brussels to discuss how they can help Mali rebuild itself following the conflict that devastated the North...

Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 7:17 AM   Ministers of the g7+, leaders from developed countries, leaders of international institutions and representatives of civil society...

Stop atrocities before they start By Michael Shank and Madeline Rose , Special to CNN updated 11:15 AM EDT, Fri April 26, 201 (CNN) --...

From Containment to 'Restrainment'  May 2, 2013 10:01 AM For the Huffington Post By Christopher Holchek At the turn into the previous century, Theodore Roosevelt...

Navigating the funder-implementer relationship: Advice from the wider philanthropy field By Jillian Christie In a recent post on the Measuring Up blog on The Philanthropy...

What Moneyball Didn’t Teach You About Measurement April 4, 2013,9:00 am By  Rick Groves It has been almost 10 years since Michael Lewis wrote  Moneyball:...

Leymah Gbowee, Executive Director of the Women Peace and Security Network - Africa, presents a keynote address at the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

A new briefing paper " Double Dividends: Exploring how Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programmes can contribute to peacebuilding and statebuilding ” examines the potential...

The Center for American Progress Presents: The Faces of Indian Women By Sabina Dewan and Anand Bhaskar Morla | March 8, 2013 "The Faces of...