Interview: Jon Moran
In this interview, Dr. Moran discusses the use of remote warfare in Libya, its effectiveness and some of the key problems yielded by the use of this tactic.
Music and Dance in Youth Peacebuilding
Music and dance can be useful means to engage youth in a dialogue for peace. Music and dance can also provide many unique insights into transforming conflicts and achieving change.
Interview – Kristian Skrede Gleditsch
In this interview, Professor Gleditsch discusses the global decline of violence since World War II and some of the challenges to this trend.
Is Trident Influencing UK Energy Policy Part 1
This article is part of a two-part series discussing Britain’s Trident nuclear programme and the influence it may be having on the country’s energy policy. Read part 2 here.
Islamic Feminisms: a Challenge to Patriarchy and Traditional Religious Authority
Throughout the Muslim world, Islamic Feminism is taking shape. It presents alternative discourses on gender and Islam and aims to advance women’s rights within larger issues of social justice and minority rights.
Jabhat Al-Nusra in the Syrian Conflict
Jabhat-Nusra Front is one of the main Jihadist actors currently involved in the Syrian war. Several factors have allowed its integration into the Syrian landscape, and its evolution.
Jihad on the information Superhighway
The Internet has become a major arena for modern jihadis. Understanding how militant Islamist groups operate online can help security services devise appropriate methods to forestall jihadist activities.
Language, Religion and Ethnic Civil Wars
Many have argued that civil wars are more likely to occur along religious divisions. But evidence indicates that intrastate conflict is actually more likely within linguistic dyads than among religious ones.
Local Climate Policy-Making in the UK
While local climate policy involves a whole range of organisations that we might not normally consider to be important, central governments approach towards municipalities plays a crucial role in shaping policy.
“Climate Refugees” and the Role of International Law
Despite huge numbers of people being forced to leave their homes a result of climate change, the governance of climate refugees represents a gaping hole in international law.
Colombia and Mexico: The Wrong Lessons from the War on Drugs
The wrong lessons are being exported to Central America and beyond, but a groundswell of expert and popular opinion internationally is calling for alternative approaches to regulating the use and trade in drugs.