Published in the Global Observatory on 30 August 2023, available here:<https://theglobalobservatory.org/2023/08/brics-and-the-west-dont-believe-the-cold-war-hype/ When Jim O’Neill coined the BRIC acronym in 2001, the … More
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How Not to Do UN Peacekeeping
Published in the Global Observatory on 17 May 2023, available here: https://theglobalobservatory.org/2023/05/how-not-to-do-un-peacekeeping/ What factors influence the effectiveness of peace operations? … More
Adaptive Peacebuilding
A New Approach to Sustaining Peace in the 21st Century About this book This open access book responds to the … More
Adaptive Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Adaptive Mediation and Conflict Resolution Peace-making in Colombia, Mozambique, the Philippines, and Syria This is an edited volume published by Palgrave-Macmillan … More
COP26 and the climate-peace nexus: why peace should matter for the COP and why COP26 is important for peace
Published by the Global Observatory on 12 November: https://theglobalobservatory.org/2021/11/why-peace-should-matter-for-the-cop-and-why-cop26-is-important-for-peace/ In the medium to long-term, the most effective prevention against the worst … More
Lessons for Cabo Delgado from the African experience in Somalia
Published in the ACCORD COVID-19 Conflict & Resilience Monitor on 29 April 2021, available at: https://www.accord.org.za/analysis/lessons-for-cabo-delgado-from-the-african-experience-in-somalia/ What can we learn … More
Strengthening the resilience and adaptive capacity of societies at risk from hybrid threats
How would the civilian population of a specific country respond to significant disruptions caused by hybrid threats? This paper explores … More
Hybridity, Adaptive Peacebuilding and Complexity
This chapter introduces Complexity and Adaptive Peacebuilding and considers how it contributes to the contemporary hybridity debate. Following a brief … More
The future of UN peace operations: Principled adaptation through phases of contraction, moderation, and renewal
Published in Contemporary Security Policy in March 2021 as part of a special issue on the future of UN peace … More
Pathways towards a revitalised Africa-Europe strategic partnership
Published by FriEnt on 01.10.2020 at: https://www.frient.de/en/blogdata/frient-blog/pathways-towards-a-revitalised-africa-europe-strategic-partnership The African Union and European Union were scheduled to adopt a new strategic … More