Conflict Minerals Legislation: Shooting at the Wrong Target… Again
Guest post by Nik Stoop and Marijke Verpoorten On January 1, 2021, the European Conflict Minerals Act came…
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The Future of Conflict in Mining
Guest post by Anouk Rigterink and Kristen DeCaires Gall On June 17, 2019, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s…
The Big Lesson of Peacekeeping in Sudan: Beware of Host-Country Obstruction
By Allard Duursma Every student that takes a class on United Nations (UN) peace operations will be told…
The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize is a Tribute to Activists Against Sexual Violence in Conflict
Guest post by Anne-Kathrin Kreft. This year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureates are Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad,…
Conflict and Contagions: Disease Burden and Civil War
Cullen S. Hendrix for Denver Dialogues. The Democratic Republic of Congo is experiencing what is now the seventh…
Getting the Youth Bulge Wrong
By Aaron Stanley Africa’s population is growing and quickly. Even those who are generally unaware of happenings on…
Prospects for Peace in South Sudan
By Patrick Pierson. Late last week, US Deputy Ambassador Michele Sison stood before the UN Security Council and…
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…
The Kigali Principles on the Protection of Civilians: Peacekeeping or War Fighting?
Guest post by Lise Morjé Howard. Peacekeeping was born in the midst of the American civil rights movement…
The Politics of Inclusion in the DRC
Guest post by Jay Benson. Recent weeks have seen an outburst of protests in the Democratic Republic of…