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New approach to financing projects that contribute to peace and territorial reconciliation

Following eight years of collaboration with peace-building communities to co-create and develop rural development and peace-building projects, One Earth Future, through the PASO Colombia program, introduces a new approach to financing projects in the territories.

April 15,2024
Nuevo enfoque para la financiación de proyectos que aportan a la paz y la reconciliación territorial

Tras 8 años de trabajo con comunidades constructoras de paz, co-creando y desarrollando proyectos para el desarrollo rural y el fortalecimiento de la paz, One Earth Future a través del programa PASO Colombia, presenta su nuevo enfoque para la financiación de proyectos en los territorios.

April 15,2024
Outcome Report of the Africa Regional Dialogue 2024

This report encapsulates the collective wisdom, aspirations, and commitments forged during our time together, as we embarked on a journey to envisioning a brighter future for Africa within the framework of a reinvigorated United Nations and closer collaboration with the African Union and eight associated Regional Economic Communities.

April 15, 2024

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Stanley Center for Peace and Security

Open Nuclear Network

July 01, 2019

The Gray Spectrum

Ethical Decision Making with Geospatial and Open Source Analysis

In July 2019, the Stanley Center for Peace and Security and Open Nuclear Network convened a workshop with nonproliferation experts, open source intelligence analysts, journalists and stakeholders from satellite imagery firms. The workshop asked participants to explore ethical challenges with their w...

Exhaust plume from a North Korean short-range ballistic missile test

Paige M. Roberts

Ahmed-Yasin Osman Moge

Kaija J. Hurlburt

June 24, 2019

Project Badweyn: Somali Coastal Development Opportunities

This report provides a targeted, original analysis of Somali fisheries. Development opportunities are analyzed for sustainability and feasibility to provide recommendations for investment in the Somali fisheries sector.

Laura C. Burroughs

Robert Mazurek

June 24, 2019

Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean: Perceived Threats, Impacts, and Solutions

This brief analyzes expert opinions about threats to maritime security in the Western Indian Ocean and the most effective approaches and needed resources for combating IUU fishing in each country.

Victor Odundo Owuor

Dianna E. Almanza

June 05, 2019

Unpacking Social Media Use in Stabilization Efforts

The growing discomfort with how large social media platforms can be a tool for fueling real-world violence and empowering autocratic behavior often masks an equally important narrative: social media can be a source of good, especially in fragile states. This fact sheet - a continuation of the OEFR s...

May 23, 2019

Five Ways Terrorists Use the Maritime Domain

The fight against terrorism and criminal networks tends to focus on efforts on land, ignoring the role of the maritime domain. This results in a collective blind spot regarding complex problems like modern-day piracy, non-state terrorism, and transnational criminality.

Jay Benson

Matthew Frank

Clayton Besaw

Jonathan Powell

Eric Keels

April 26, 2019

Annual Risk of Coup Report - 2019

The goals of this first ever Annual Risk of Coup Report are two-fold. First, it provides an in-depth global and regional look at the likelihood of coup events for 2019 based on a combination of quantitative forecasting and qualitative analysis of specific coup-prone states.

Story by Paige Roberts and Ciera Villegas

Illustrations by Molly Wilson

April 01, 2019

Fishing for the Long-Term: An Illustrated Guide to Sustainable Practices

This illustrated guide to sustainable fishing practices is a resource for Somalis seeking guidance on ways to ensure their ocean resources remain healthy and abundant.

Jay Benson

Joshua Lambert

Eric Keels

March 15, 2019

Reassessing Rebellion

Though historically the number of armed conflicts has been declining, there has been a recent surge in ongoing civil wars. Intrastate armed conflicts therefore represent a persistent and dangerous threat to global stability.

Alexandra Amling

March 05, 2019

The Missing Peace: Gender Considerations in Colombia's Reintegration Efforts

Gender perspectives are understood as the differences in needs and challenges of men, women, boys, and girls which are based on the social construction of gender roles and norms.

Laura C. Burroughs

Robert Mazurek

February 27, 2019

Who's In Your Backyard? Strengthening Maritime Domain Awareness in the Indian Ocean

This brief highlights five state-based solutions, developed with delegates during the Caught Red-Handed workshops, to increase maritime domain awareness and decrease illegal fishing in the Indian Ocean.

Sierra Method

Victor Odundo Owuor

February 22, 2019

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Implications for Fragile States

The fact-sheet is a continuation of the OEFR Business and Governance project’s series on disruptive technologies and fragile states.

February 19, 2019

New Report Identifies Key Links Between Illicit Maritime Activities in the Sulu and Celebes Seas

One Earth Future’s Stable Seas program highlights the links between illicit maritime activities in the Sulu and Celebes Seas and terrorism.

February 15, 2019

New Report on Fish Wars

Secure Fisheries, a program of OEF, released a new report of original research on fisheries conflict, examining causes and consequences of conflict in Tanzania.

Jay Benson

Victor Odundo Owuor

February 11, 2019

Investing from Abroad

Fragile and conflict impacted states often suffer from a severe lack of investment capital for private sector development. Diaspora investors have the potential to play a critical role as frontier investors, providing much needed capital for economic growth and development. This report explores a va...

Sarah M. Glaser

Cullen S. Hendrix

Brittany Franck

Karin Wedig

Les Kaufman

January 01, 2019

Armed Conflict and Fisheries in the Lake Victoria Basin

Armed conflict and fisheries in the Lake Victoria basin explores the cycle of violence created through armed conflict, human migration, fishing pressure, and declining fish stocks.

Jean-Pierre Larroque

December 12, 2018

WIP! Case Studies

In partnership with Shuraako and Oxfam, Work in Progress! is a program offering tailored business development services (BDS) to selected medium and small sized enterprises (SME) that demonstrate strong potential for employing women and youth in Somaliland.

Laura C. Burroughs

December 05, 2018

What's the Catch? Aquaculture and Women's Economic Empowerment

Aquaculture is rapidly increasing in Lake Victoria, but will women be left behind? This brief examines gendered contributions to food security, representation in fisheries activities, and opportunities and barriers facing women in aquaculture.