The State Department hosted a meeting on June 29-30, 2016 to further international engagement on its Safe Ocean Network (formerly known as the Sea Scout initiative) and to discuss pilot projects. Select pilot projects were announced at the 3rd Our Ocean conference hosted by Secretary of State John K...

The Secure Fisheries program’s latest blog post emphasizes that regional collaboration is crucial to reduce conflicts around shared resources and manage them sustainably.

In the 21st century access to energy has become a basic human need and foundational to the Somali Region’s economic development, health, and security.

For every successful or attempted coup d’état there are dozens if not hundreds of events that are described as such.

OEF co-hosted a discussion on who peace and security funders are, what issues they fund, where they focus, and how they make an impact

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

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

How can we use innovative technology and methodology to better understand and respond to global conflict?

With this action, Somalia has shown the international community that it is committed to protecting its own marine resources in addition to supporting other nations in the worldwide effort to curb IUU fishing.

OEF’s Shuraako program hosted the Somali Renewable Energy Forum 2016 in Hargeisa, Somaliland in collaboration with the Somaliland Ministry of Energy on February 20-23, in response to local demand. Participants had the opportunity to network with international industry leaders, attend expert panels a...

To determine the true impact of war on sustainable development, we need data. Even limited amounts of good data have provided surprisingly useful policy insights.

OEF’s Dr. Conor Seyle in Foreign Affairs: "Absence of government doesn't necessarily mean absence of public goods, or systems that resolve collective needs and issues. In Somalia, Somali society has been able to fill some gaps left by the absence of state institutions."

Sanam Anderlini talked to OEF about peace and conflict in the modern world and the need to build inclusive societies and political systems.

Is a world without war possible in the 21st century? A foundation focused on empirically-based, forward-looking initiatives aimed at improving systems that prevent armed conflict, today opens its second One Earth Future Forum, which convenes the world’s foremost thought leaders on global security.

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) foreign fishing has not only deprived Somalia of desperately needed revenue, but has also harmed their marine environment through overfishing valuable species.