Why the UN Sucks at Conflict Prevention
By Andrew Mack In 2005, the UN’s World Summit stressed the need to create “a culture of prevention”…
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The Founding Myth of the United States of America
Guest post by Benjamin Naimark-Rowse This past weekend, cities and towns from coast-to-coast hosted fireworks, concerts, and parades…
How Can States and Non-State Actors Respond to Authoritarian Resurgence?
By Erica Chenoweth for Denver Dialogues On Sunday, the Monkey Cage ran a piece by Matthew Baum and…
Potential for the Micro Dynamics of Peace
By Deborah Avant for Denver Dialogues Last week notwithstanding, news has been a bit bleak lately. Events in…
Potential Progress in the Fight Against Impunity in Post-War Guatemala
Guest post by Mike Allison A recent article at fusion.net offers an interesting account of how protestors used…
Autonomous Security Provision in Peru
By Steven T. Zech for Denver Dialogues Peru has a long history of civilians providing for their own…
Unsilencing Pakistan: A Symposium on Nonviolent Activism Against Violence
By Devin Finn for Denver Dialogues Today marks the six-month anniversary of the massacre of 152 Pakistanis–133 of…
Why Children Matter in Armed Conflict
By Cassy Dorff for Denver Dialogues This blog post includes sensitive material on violence between young children. I…
“Hearts & Minds” on My Mind
By Will H. Moore Last week ProPublica carried a post decrying wasted US tax dollars on “Hearts &…
Natural Disaster & Peacebuilding in Post-War Nepal: Can Recovery Further Reconciliation?
By Timothy D. Sisk and Subindra Bogati for Denver Dialogues In the aftermath of the Boxing Day Tsunami…