Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Lawrence Woocher is research director of the Simon-Skjodt Center for the ...

The nexus between peacebuilding and development is widely acknowledged, and yet the two fields continue to operate differently in diagnosing destructive intergroup conflicts, as demonstrated by ...

The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has unveiled a Strategic Conflict Assessment (SCA) document aimed at addressing violence stemming from insecurity, farmer-herder clashes, ...

John Tirman: "These American wars contain an element of Greek tragedy, beginning with hubris and ending with an unconscious, Oedipal urge to blind ourselves to the horror of what we’ve done." Pictured ...

The international community is failing at preventing and reducing violent conflict. It can’t be “business as usual,” and we need to reorient the U.S. diplomatic and development approach to ...

Conflict and crisis can arise in every ministry. Though challenging, they can create opportunities for God to do his best work. These resources provide wisdom and guidance to help you lead well in the ...

Wargaming and conflict assessments are so en vogue that some in the Department of Defense call them the “new black.” The most recent Marine Corps commandant, Gen. David Berger, called for an ...

The violent conflict that broke out in Congo’s Kasaï provinces in 2016 caused more than 3,300 deaths and, at its peak, up to 1.4 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), has largely subsided, but ...