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Diciembre 15, 2017

Governance's Relationship Between State and Society

Good governance can thwart the conditions that give rise to armed conflict and provide the tools needed to mitigate disputes before they degenerate into war. The challenge of preventing war depends upon the strength of institutions and governance. If the capacities and qualities of governance can be...
Diciembre 13, 2017

Working Locally and Transnationally: Making UN Peacekeeping More Effective

Threats by terrorist and militant organizations are becoming increasingly transnational, posing serious challenges to single country-focused UN missions. This fourth blog in our UN Peacekeeping series calls for making peacekeeping less state-centric through local and regional collaboration.&nbs...
Diciembre 12, 2017

Taming the Wild West: How Better Governance Leads to Peace

Something happened in the American West over the past 200 years, part of a global trend. It used to be that when there were tensions between locals here—disagreements over water use, or mineral rights, or just feuds that went back and forth between families—eventually someone would be killed.
Diciembre 05, 2017

The Private Sector Can Create Peace

The event organized by Build Up, a social enterprise that amplifies citizen participation in peace, and hosted by the Universidad de los Andes, brought together a diverse range of international and Colombian experts in peacebuilding, including academics, activists, artists, and international non-pro...
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Diciembre 01, 2017

OBP's Associate Director Interviewed in Mer et Marine

The work of Oceans Beyond Piracy is profiled in this interview with Associate Director Jérôme Michelet, who talked about OBP's role in analyzing piracy, intensifying dialogue among stakeholders, and negotiating the release of hostages.
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Noviembre 14, 2017

Understanding Zimbabwe’s Coup

To understand the current crisis in Zimbabwe, one needs to understand the role of state-led violence and patronage as central to ensuring state legitimacy.
Noviembre 01, 2017

Why We Kill: Populism as a Path to Violence

Groups that have longstanding animosity are not bound to harm each other; they need populist leaders willing to fan the flames, who believe that encouraging violence against civilians will bring some benefit. Demagoguery is not inevitable. People of diverse nations, faiths, and political parties tol...
A.J.Lynch, I.G.Cow, E.Fluet-Chouinard, S.M.Glaser, S.C.Phang, T.D.Beard, S.D.Bower, J.L.Brooks, D.B.Bunnell, J.E.Claussen, S.J.Cooke, Y.-C.Kaoi, K.Lorenzen, B.J.E.Myers, A.J.Reid, J.J.Taylor, S.Youni
Noviembre 01, 2017

Fisheries and the UN SDGs

Inland fisheries: invisible but integral to the UN Sustainable Development Agenda for ending poverty by 2030 explores the role of fisheries in food security, poverty alleviation, and achieving Sustainable Development Goals.
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Octubre 21, 2017

OEF and Community Celebrate International Day of Peace

OEF joined its Colorado community at the Posner Center for International Development on September 21 to celebrate International Day of Peace, with an event co-hosted by United Nations Association of Denver and OEF program Our Secure Future.
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