conflict resolution

A year ago, the Trump administration seized the U.S. Institute of Peace and began to dismantle it, gutting a key capability to reduce and prevent violent conflict.

Although ICC intervention does appear to deter atrocities, on balance, its involvement in ongoing civil wars fails to facilitate peaceful settlement in most cases.

Trump's Rwanda-DRC peace deal inherits six months of failed implementation, unmet security commitments, and a worsening humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo.

The president’s many overseas peacemaking initiatives are more likely to succeed with a more collaborative approach drawing on research.

These pillars outline requirements to manage armed groups and integrate them into statutory military forces during a war-to-peace transition.

Negotiations to achieve some kind of end to Russia’s war on Ukraine have reached an intensive phase. Moments of truth lie immediately ahead.

The arrest of the Turkish president's main rival, Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu, sharpens the contradictions of the peace effort with the Kurds.

With new peace offerings, Turkey aims to shift complex intra-Kurdish relations that may improve regional security and Erdogan's position.

The conflict has resulted in thousands of deaths and injuries, with estimates of 15,000 killed and more than 20,000 injured.

Unless parties are willing to come to the table, there is no pathway from war toward restoring civilian rule and a democratic transition.

Sanctions programs could benefit from certain measures to restore their function as a critical U.N. Security Council tool for peace.

International efforts rarely succeed because there are always Haitian political and business leaders ready to resupply gangs for support.