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The UK has doubled-down on its long-held position as one of the main suppliers of fighter aircraft and bombs for Saudi Arabia’s catastrophic war in Yemen, declaring at the end of a review into its arms export processes that Saudi violations of international humanitarian law (IHL) are not systematic enough to merit restraint.
8 July 2020
In the first blog of our gendered implications of COVID-19 series, we spoke to the Somali Women Development Centre (SWDC) on the impacts of government restrictions on women and children in Somalia.
29 June 2020
Amidst war and instability, the spread of diseases and the increasing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, we send a message of solidarity to our defiant partners in Yemen living and working in challenging conditions.
25 June 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on Tajikistan, compounded by the slow response of the government as compared to some of its Central Asian neighbours. While the crisis has exposed some of the weaknesses of decision-making institutions in ensuring the safety and security of citizens, it has also reaffirmed the important role that civil society organisations play in addressing people’s basic needs.
22 June 2020
Since its launch in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative has faced plenty of challenges but none quite like those posed by COVID-19. Bernardo Mariani and Robert Swaine look at how the initiative might emerge from the pandemic more streamlined and outline the approach necessary to ensure peace along its path.
18 June 2020
Statement from Saferworld, Conciliation Resources, International Alert and Peace Direct concerning the merger of the Department for International Development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
17 June 2020
Somalia Programme Adviser, Abdi Ali, and Senior Research Adviser, Zahbia Yousuf, reflect on our new research in Galmudug, Somalia. They explore why federalism was adopted, whether it has contributed to more inclusion and its future in Somalia.
15 June 2020
COVID-19 has exposed serious challenges to Nepal’s federal system. An effective response calls for greater devolution and more collaboration among the three tiers of government, writes Anurag Acharya.
1 June 2020
While South Sudan’s leaders try to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), communities in many parts of the country are facing a dual threat to their safety as inter-communal violence breaks out with little intervention from national authorities. Urgent action is needed to address the power vacuum at the heart of this crisis and prioritise peace as the country battles COVID-19.
27 May 2020
The economic crisis caused by COVID-19 could trigger mass discontent and test Nepal’s fragile political system, writes Anurag Acharya.
14 May 2020