Peace Negotiation

One Earth Future Executive Director Jon Bellish was interviewed for a Washington Post examination of both the benefits and concerns of AI and machine learning in predicting political violence.

The recent presence of military coups covered in the news may lead people to believe that coups are more prevalent in 2021 than they have been in recent years, however, this perception may warrant further questions pertaining to what qualifies an event as a coup, and how loosely should the term be u...

Findings from the recent global study and report from One Earth Future and the Alliance for Peacebuilding was at the center of a digital workshop event on May 14th that was hosted in partnership with the Better Evidence Project at George Mason University. We breakdown some of the main takeaways and ...

A new report by One Earth Future and Alliance for Peacebuilding presents the result of a survey asking peacebuilders and researchers about their perception of what kind of evidence exists and what kind is needed to improve work in the peacebuilding field.

Is a world without war possible in the 21st century? Trends in armed conflict and a developing body of social scientific research suggest that this idea is plausible.

Answering the question of why people rebel is central to understanding civil war. Research shows that civil wars and rebellion are neither driven by ancient hatreds between ethnic groups nor simply by opportunistic greed.

This blog post briefly reviews the current state of research on armed conflict, discusses the predictors of peace, and addresses the opportunities for OEF, dedicated to fostering sustainable peace.

Southern African regions are increasingly shaping global norms around security. A recent blog series by OEF Research explores these.