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 ...

The students, who come from rural communities, migrant families, and ex-coca grower families, graduated from the courses offered as part of the PASO Inteligente strategy.

96 estudiantes de comunidades rurales, familias migrantes y familias erradicadoras de coca se graduaron de los cursos ofrecidos como parte de la estrategia PASO Inteligente.

OEF and Alliance for Peacebuilding have released a new report analyzing the results of a wide-ranging survey of 207 international peace researchers, peace funders, and peacebuilders about their perspective on the evidence base around the results of international peacebuilding initiatives.

In Fonseca, La Guajira, a group of ex-combatants supported by PASO Colombia is scaling up their enterprise of laying hens in a silvopastoral system, generating income and savings opportunities for neighboring communities.

The establishment of the new MDAT-GOG reporting "network" in the Gulf of Guinea and the associated changes to UKHO chart Q6114, have raised odd questions about the definitions and purpose of risk and reporting areas associated with maritime piracy. 

After three years of programmatic incubation, OEF’s Stable Seas program has reached a new milestone. Because of the team’s success demonstrating how accessible information on the relationships between maritime security and on-shore violence can shape the preparedness of government leaders, on May 1s...

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.

Using Secure Fisheries’ research and on-the-ground experience, this 6-page brief covers critical elements of the fisheries co-management process in the Somali region.

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.

It is well documented, today, that women’s empowerment and gender equality are critical to achieving peace and stability around the world. The full and meaningful leadership, empowerment, and protection of women is essential to resolving deadly conflict and building stable, prosperous, and just post...

This is really not the time for alternative facts. Serious global challenges—climate change, war and refugees, growing authoritarianism—require thoughtful responses based on data and evidence. But truth seems to be malleable and alternative facts compete with actual facts. And people with confli...

Over the past several decades, a number of different critiques of nonprofit work have emerged. Inevitably, these critiques have a strong basis — they identify real and specific issues in how nonprofits work — but collectively they may present a problem by calling for approaches that aren’t easily r...