African Mediators Outperform Their Non-African Counterparts—Here’s Why
By Allard Duursma In 2013, during the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (now known as…
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DispatchEveryday Peacekeeping in the Central African Republic
By Allard Duursma Imagine this: You are a farmer in northwest Central African Republic. In 2013, several of…
Children for Hire
Guest post by Christopher Faulkner. Last week marked the 19th anniversary of the Optional Protocol to the Convention…
Why Civil Wars have Gotten Longer, Bloodier, and More Numerous
By Barbara F. Walter. A series of alarming trends are converging in the world of civil wars. Since…
After Aleppo, Don’t Forget These Conflicts in 2017
By Marie E. Berry and Hollie Nyseth Brehm for Denver Dialogues. In December, as the former stronghold…
Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse in Peacekeeping Missions
Guest post by Sabrina Karim and Kyle Beardsley. On July 24, 2014, nineteen-year-old Cynthia gave birth to her…
Does Emergency Food Assistance Prolong Conflict?
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues If the first casualty of war is the truth, the second is…
Religious Peace Activism: How the Daily Work of Local Religious Institutions Can Help Prevent Violent Conflict
Guest post by Johannes Vüllers, Alexander De Juan and Jan H. Pierskalla Headlines associating religion and political violence grab…
How Can We Keep Aid Workers Safe?
Guest post by Larissa Fast Today is World Humanitarian Day, a day to remember humanitarian aid workers around…
Why Such Sparse Coverage of Africa’s Wars?
By Barbara F. Walter Over the past two+ years, the war in Syria has dominated policy debates and newspaper…