“Every country has two foreign policies and needs two foreign policies: the foreign policy of theology and the foreign policy of diplomacy. We need both, but to confuse them is suicidal,” says Bila...
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“We meet at a moment of acute instability,” Guterres said today (29 Jun). “Conflicts are triggering energy shocks, inflation and hunger across the globe. Temperatures are ris...
...PR and @cmioffice convened the second iteration of the Introductory Training on Conflict Analysis and Conflict Resolution in Jakarta, Indonesia between 3-5 June 2026.
The Trainin...
...cularly relevant. Egypt has advocated for strengthening national capacities for conflict prevention and peacebuilding, supporting African led solutions, and enhancing cooperation ...
Development As a Preemptive Strike
...) Administrator Alexander De Croo about the role development can play in ending conflicts before they start as a proverbial preemptive strike. Enoh explains the financial, social,...
Forecasting where violence may move next means understanding how conflict takes shape on the ground. It means looking at the actors involved, the types of events ta...
International Day for Countering Hate Speech: Countering Hate, Building Trust #NoToHate
Hate speech rarely stays online. It can cross borders, deepen divisions, and contribute to real-world harm.
Across countries, United Nations teams are working with local partners, youth networks, ...
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“Yemen's conflict is unresolved, not over,” UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council.
Brie...
Those outside of Taiwan tend to assume that, in the event of an impending attack, Taipei’s main goal would be sovereignty. It might actually be survival.
Lt. Gen. Charles W. Hooper broke down th...
As the character of warfare evolves, Taiwan – which has been preparing for the possibility of invasion for decades – may actually be well-suited to resist China.
Lt. Gen. Charles W. Hooper expla...
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IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2026 | Managing Regional Tensions Amid Global Competition
Conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, as well as rising tensions in the Asia-Pacific, have stret...
IISS Shangri-La Dialogue 2026: Highlights of Dr José Ramos-Horta’s Special Address
...he called for them to address the underlying causes that lie behind the world’s conflicts.
‘While we find more money to prepare for war, we struggle to find money to prevent the ...
Trump’s Comments on Taiwan
CSIS’s Edgard Kagan discusses President Trump’s recent interview where he refers to Taiwan as a bargaining chip and how that breaks from the U.S.’s historic position that the situation should be re...
Search program staff share stories from the frontlines—moments of hope in action where violence was prevented, escalation was interrupted, and trust was rebuilt.
Lasting peace requires more than managing conflict
...rotection of Civilians Week, ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric warned that armed conflict does not happen in a vacuum: where politics fail, wars follow.
For many civilians living ...
Most people don’t avoid opposing viewpoints because they’re closed-minded. Usually, it’s because those conversations feel personal, uncomfortable, or impossible to navigate.
Sellah King’oro joins...