Rachel Fairhurst and Kristen Wall Civil society groups can play an important role in peacebuilding. One example is the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States, an innovative approach to international development policy. The New Deal is led by self-identified...
Kristen Wall War is not inevitable or a condition of human nature. Many of the factors and policies that affect prospects for peace are determined by the interrelated governance systems of states, civil society, and international bodies that regulate power and...
David Cortright and Kristen Wall The U.S. is set to withdraw the bulk of its forces from Afghanistan by 2014. This transition period is fraught with risk for Afghan women, many of whom have benefited during 10 years of improved access to education, health care, and...
Kristen Wall and David Cortright Conflict data sets enable peace scholars to identify key practices that make a difference in peacebuilding. Take, for example, the practice of peacekeeping. One of the strongest findings to emerge from empirical research is that...