“Opportunity”: When asked to describe this moment for the U.S. peacebuilding field, this was the most common word that hundreds of participants at the “American Peacebuilding as a Crossroads” conference chose. It would have been understandable if participants had...
Author: Peter J. Quaranto
Articles
Congress Has a Chance to Lead on Peace – Again
As the United States navigates a new war in the Middle East and other global conflicts persist, the U.S. Congress should assert its vast power to promote peace. Members on both sides of the aisle have played pivotal roles in shaping past U.S. initiatives aimed at...
Rethinking the AI Arms Race: Alternative Approaches for Peace and Stability
The artificial intelligence (AI) arms race is afoot and must be won, according to many national security elites. In January, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a strategy to “accelerate America’s military AI dominance” and become “an ‘AI-first’ warfighting force...




