Taking the Long View, is the World Getting More or Less Violent?

Though the label reflects how sexual violence has been used as a weapon of war, the label masks women’s powerful activism for peace and political participation in their country, depicting them solely as victims rather than agents of change. It also obscures their varying priorities for security, and...

OEF Fellow interview recognizes the recent increases in conflicts and terrorism, yet gives reason for “cautious optimism.”

Across one continent, two similar countries—Mauritania and Somalia—have diverged in their fisheries development. The Somali region may be positioned to follow in the footsteps of Mauritania, a country that has received a great deal of revenue through fisheries agreements. But will that help or hurt ...

More than 3,000 seafarers have been held hostage by Somali pirates since 2001, with a significant, but unknown, number of seafarers kidnapped in other parts of the world.

This report assesses the preferences and behaviors of Somali Diaspora toward existing channels and opportunities for Somali-based investments and provides policy recommendations for how to better facilitate crucial investment.

Recommendations of this report are intended for the Somali business community (chambers of commerce, business associations, and the private sector), Somali financial institutions, diaspora members, the global community (including governments, multilateral organizations, and NGOs), and international ...

This paper leverages data from the fifty democracies that have had a female leader to better understand how women in the highest levels of government affect women’s representation in other elected offices.

From sandwiches to sushi, tuna is a global staple. World tuna catch is worth more than $42 billion annually, making the tuna industry a giant in the fishing world. It supports millions of jobs and provides food security for people in developed and developing countries alike.

In this blog, OEF’s Secure Fisheries program describes the impact of overfishing on small-scale fisheries like Somalia's.

If Hillary Clinton shatters that highest, hardest glass ceiling, we may see more women represented in legislature, according to the trends.

When the United Nations sent an Intervention Brigade to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), it sparked controversy in the international community over the value of such deployments for UN peace operations.

Natural disasters affect more than the physical infrastructure in areas they hit. They also impact social and political dynamics. In situations of active armed conflict, this raises a question: can a disaster change the dynamics of conflict and provide an opportunity for peace?