Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Environmental human rights defenders must be empowered to design and implement their own forms of collective protection to shift the power imbalance.

To support peace efforts, the U.N. will need to show that it can adapt to the changing world order and not mourn the old order.

A concentration on decision-making, investment, and accountability will lead to a more impactful DRC-Rwanda minerals agreement and improve others as well.

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

The U.N.’s survival depends on how it positions itself between the elephant and the mouse, in South America and the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, and beyond.

Under Trump, peace deals have been treated as an opportunity to secure resources and real estate. Recent agreements illustrate this “resources-for-peace” approach.

The Trump administration and Congress can end the cycle of looting, smuggling, and violent extraction of raw materials from the DRC and provide a better footing for peace.

Trump's General Assembly speech could have been worse, but it also showed that if countries want to make the U.N. system work, they can't bank on U.S. leadership.

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

Despite efforts for transparency, the minerals trade still fuels conflict and corruption; only joint action and accountability can ensure resources benefit communities.

Today, ribs of gold and other essential treasures are a major driver of one of the deadliest conflicts in the world.

A case that prompted a court injunction helps show executive orders on refugee resettlement and on South Africa are egregious and unlawful.