Peacekeeping & Conflict Management

Shi'ite fighters ride on the back of a truck with their weapons in al-Fatha, northeast of Baiji, October 18, 2015. Iraqi forces backed by Shi'ite militia fighters say they have retaken a mountain palace complex of former President Saddam Hussein from Islamic State fighters, as government forces push ahead on a major offensive against the insurgents. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani - GF10000249718

Order from Chaos

Militias in the Middle East and North Africa: “It’s the governance, stupid!”

Jesse I. Kornbluth

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

A health worker sprays disinfectant near a suspected Ebola patient holding a baby at an Ebola treatment centre in the Eastern Congolese town of Butembo in the Democratic Republic of Congo, March 27, 2019. Picture taken March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner - RC1D9E7A2400

Order from Chaos

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo: It’s more than a public health problem

Michael T. Evans

Monday, July 1, 2019

A boy looks at remote control tank toys next to the flags of China and the U.S. at a park in Shanghai, China, May 29, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song - RC1502D3D7F0

Taiwan

Conference on the risks to the Asian peace: Avoiding paths to great power war

Richard C. Bush

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

A flag is pictured outside the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse - RC1FBBDF7130

Order from Chaos

UN envoys should be conductors, not soloists

Jeffrey Feltman

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Reports

Libya

Analysis: Peace and justice in Libya’s transition

Noha Aboueldahab

May 6, 2019

Escobal Silver Mine, in the town of San Rafael las Flores, Guatemala

Report

Annotated Bibliography: Transparency, accountability, and participation along the natural resource value chain

Norman Eisen, Daniel Kaufmann, and Nathaniel Heller

Monday, October 22, 2018

A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad stands with a civilian on the rubble of the Carlton Hotel, in the government controlled area of Aleppo, Syria December 17, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki - RC181701B570

Peacekeeping & Conflict Management

Managing the new threat landscape

Bruce Jones, Charles T. Call, Daniel Toubolets, and Jason Fritz

September 2018

Syria

Beyond fragility: Syria and the challenges of reconstruction in fierce states

Steven Heydemann

June 2018

Somalia

The hard, hot, dusty road to accountability, reconciliation, and peace in Somalia

Vanda Felbab-Brown

May 2018

Blog Posts

Sudanese protesters attend a demonstration in front of the defense ministry compound in Khartoum, Sudan, May 2, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1842B87200

Order from Chaos

Sudan’s protesters can help alleviate Yemen’s tragedy

Noha Aboueldahab

Friday, May 31, 2019

Palestinian boys sit atop the ruins of a house that witnesses said was destroyed by Israeli shelling during a 50-day war last summer, in the east of Gaza City May 12, 2015. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - GF10000092322

Order from Chaos

What we can learn from yet another round of conflict in Gaza

Eyal Tsir Cohen

Thursday, May 16, 2019

Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in Gaza May 5, 2019. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RC18154DCF90

Order from Chaos

Why Gaza hasn’t erupted into all-out war

Daniel L. Byman

Friday, May 10, 2019

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Events

2019

Jun

Past Event

The impact of militias on governance and geopolitics in the Middle East and North Africa

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

The role of revolutionary art in political expression and peace building

9:15 PM - Monday May 27, 2019 12:30 AM AST

The limits of punishment: Transitional justice and violent extremism

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Washington, DC

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Multimedia

Photo from the event: "The limits of punishment: Transitional justice and violent extremism"

Order from Chaos

Terrorists next door? Experts discuss how to respond when communities are overtaken by terrorist groups

Bradley S. Porter

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Two people ride a motorcycle past the house of Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez in Caracas, Venezuela August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino - RTS1A0UH

Order from Chaos

Watch: Experts discuss the mounting crisis in Venezuela

Dany Bahar, Samantha Gross, and Ted Piccone

Thursday, August 3, 2017

Women carry food supplement received from World Food Programme (WFP) at the Banki IDP camp, in Borno, Nigeria April 26, 2017. Picture taken April 26, 2017. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde - RTS14ZP0

Order from Chaos

Experts offer ideas for dealing with insecurity in Africa

Ian Livingston

Thursday, May 25, 2017

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