Blog Post
The High-Level Panel and the Prospects for Reform of UN Peace Operations
Now that the High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations has released its report, what are the prospects for reforming UN peace operations?
Media Coverage
How to Reduce Crime in Violent Urban Contexts
What can be done to reduce crime in violent urban contexts?
Project
Non-Military Protection of Civilians in UN Peace Operations: Experiences and Lessons
A narrow interpretation of PoC, looking primarily at tools and activities that provide more immediate protection from specific and imminent threats.
Blog Post
Can the UN Demobilize and Disengage Violent Extremists?
What role can the United Nations play in helping to disarm, disengage, and reintegrate former extremists?
Blog Post
Why the 2015 NPT Review Conference Fell Apart
Why the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty deliberations could not reach a consensus at its Ninth Review Conference in 2016 and resulting implications.
Blog Post
A Report From the 2015 NPT Review Conference – Weeks 1 & 2
Midway through the 2015 Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), there are both signs of progress and divisions.
Blog Post
Can Services Deliver Legitimacy and Build Peace?
While it seems that the ability to provide public services is important to measure a government's legitimacy, this is not always the case.
Blog Post
The Value of Regional Approaches to Peacebuilding
Should peacebuilding efforts become increasingly regionalized, rather than being kept within national or global contexts?
Blog Post
What the Iran Nuclear Deal Means
Now that a framework nuclear accord has been reached with several major world powers, what will this mean for the future of Iran's nuclear program?
Project
It’s Broke, So Fix It: Peacebuilding
Tackling the Peacebuilding Commission’s (PBC’s) lack of a purpose.