The power of artificial intelligence (AI) is palpable from Bangladesh to Brussels, and from Syria to Syracuse. In this issue of Peace Policy, authors offer glimpses of how AI is already reshaping the conditions for peace and conflict. AI is altering how people relate...
Syria’s transition after the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024 marks a historic turn, but the sociopolitical and psychological legacies of violence remain deeply entrenched. Peacebuilders in Syria and in the Diaspora are now engaged in nascent...
In plural societies, peacemaking is the everyday work of fostering coexistence across ethical, religious, and political differences. Artificial intelligence (AI) is disrupting this work by reshaping how people decide what to trust, and how they negotiate boundaries,...
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...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping not just how we process information, but how we relate to each other. Designed for helpfulness and harmony, many AI systems now simulate relationships. But there’s a structural flaw: they offer care without counter-needs,...
Not every peacebuilding challenge is a data challenge, but all data choices are peacebuilding choices. In conflict environments, what information gets collected and from whom, what categories or labels are chosen, and who benefits from the insights are technical...