Can Big Data Stop Wars Before They Happen?

Can Big Data Stop Wars Before They Happen?

Friday, April 25, 2014

By: Sheldon Himelfarb

It has been almost two decades exactly since conflict prevention shot to the top of the peace-building agenda, as large-scale killings shifted from interstate wars to intrastate and intergroup conflicts.

Type: Analysis

A 'Most Desolate Place' Gets a New Lease on Life in Kenya

A 'Most Desolate Place' Gets a New Lease on Life in Kenya

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

By: Jacqueline H. Wilson

A colleague once remarked about northern Kenya as we flew over it en route to South Sudan, “I’ve been to many parts of the world, but I believe this is the most desolate place I have ever seen.” The recent discovery of an enormous supply of underground water in the area could transform that “most desolate place” in ways few could have envisioned.

Type: Analysis

EnvironmentEconomics

Responsibility to Protect Weighed Down by Misconceptions

Responsibility to Protect Weighed Down by Misconceptions

Friday, August 16, 2013

To the limited extent policymakers in Washington, D.C. are familiar with the Responsibility to Protect, the principle is frequently dismissed as “a U.N. thing” or “something the Canadians came up with.” Ever since the concept was first introduced in 2001, the U.S. response has remained lukewarm, even though heads of state and government unanimously endorsed the principle at the 2005 United Nations World Summit, the U.S. among them.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

'Big Data,' Text Messages Can Aid, Not Drive Conflict Prevention

'Big Data,' Text Messages Can Aid, Not Drive Conflict Prevention

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

New technologies can be effective tools for preventing conflicts, but they have to be part of a coordinated strategy rather than the driving factor for a prevention effort, according to findings from an examination of cases in multiple countries on three continents.

Type: Analysis

Voting in Fear

Voting in Fear

Thursday, November 1, 2012

By: Dorina A. Bekoe;  editor

In Voting in Fear, nine contributors offer pioneering work on the scope and nature of electoral violence in Africa; investigate the forms electoral violence takes; and analyze the factors that precipitate, reduce, and prevent violence. The book breaks new ground with findings from the only known dataset of electoral violence in sub-Saharan Africa, spanning 1990 to 2008. Specific case studies of electoral violence in countries such as Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria provide the context to further un...

Type: Book

Conflict Analysis & Prevention