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Biden administration officials have made clear that ending endless wars, revitalizing American diplomacy and multilateral leadership, and defending against authoritarianism are central to their vision for U.S. foreign policy. What would that vision look like translated into bold U.S. leadership at the United Nations?
1 February 2021
Predictions of the demise of United Nations peacekeeping have so far been premature. The world is adrift in a sea of volatility. Current trends – including rising conflict, authoritarianism, and heavy-handed security practices – mean there will be plenty of “peace” for UN operations to keep in the next decade.
29 September 2020
Louisa Waugh asks whether the new migration and asylum pact will embody the fundamental EU values of respect for human dignity and rights, freedom, equality and the rule of law?
7 September 2020
Oxford Research Group have been a great ally of Saferworld in working to improve responses to conflict and we are sad to hear they will close at the end of the year. Despite this difficult news, we are pleased to be sustaining their Remote Warfare Programme.
21 August 2020
COVID-19 will have devastating impacts in fragile states. Negotiations for the EU's revised long-term budget present an opportunity to invest in a prevention response to the instability caused by the pandemic, argue Lucia Montanaro and Tuuli Räty.
6 May 2020
Louisa Waugh and Bilal Sukkar explored why the EU should demonstrate leadership, as opposed to using coercive tactics, in addressing the conflict in Syria.
16 March 2020
As European Union leaders take up their new posts, Bénédicte Goderiaux and Lucia Montanaro argue that they have an opportunity to put the core values of the EU – peace, sustainable development and human rights – back at the heart of its migration policy.
3 October 2019
Interventions in the name of security often end up undermining peace. In response, many peace and rights activists around the world are considering how to change this and ensure people affected by conflict are heard.
5 August 2019
Many governments have stepped up efforts to counter what they see as ‘violent extremism’ in their countries. Kloé Tricot O’Farrell argues that these ‘counter-messaging’ campaigns can fuel isolation and discontent.
9 July 2019
Since the 9/11 attacks, the US government’s embrace of heavy-handed counterterror responses has failed to make the world more peaceful or secure. The Global Fragility Act is a chance to learn from the past and focus efforts on the causes of violent conflict, says Jason Calder.
29 May 2019