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A banner installed by civic activists at the gates of the Syrian People’s Assembly after the attacks in Suwayda. The banner reads: “The blood of one Syrian is forbidden to another”.
Photo by Zeina Shahla,17 July 2025

Civic Spaces in Syria’s First Year of Transition: Challenges, Ambiguities and Future...

AUTHORS: Gharibah
Publication Syria

This report examines the shifting role of civil society in Syria’s early post-Assad period.

A general view of a meeting held between FARC and community members in Colombia
Photo by Juan David Moreno Gallego/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Influential Community Members and the Successful Emergence of Nonviolent Resistance...

AUTHORS: Hodge
Publication

This article examines how local communities develop the capacity to successfully engage in nonviolent resistance amidst war.

A woman walks in a street of the city of Hargeisa, Somaliland
Photo by EDUARDO SOTERAS/AFP via Getty Images

Ethiopia and Somalia’s Political-Security Entanglement: The Evolution of the Political...

AUTHORS: Abdirahman / Adan / Ali / Majid
Publication Ethiopia/Ogaden Somalia

This report outlines the penetration of a market logic within Ethiopia that has intersected with Somalia’s much longer standing political marketplace, identifying key junctures in this development.

Two Syrian men shake hands
Photo by OMAR ALBAW/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

Beyond Comprehensive Peace Agreements: The Role of Civil Society in Promoting Liberal...

AUTHORS: Adhikari / Beaujouan / Farquhar / Hodge
Publication

This article uses the PA-X Local database to evaluate how and in what ways liberal norms feature in local peace agreements.

An aerial view of a busy road in Juba, South Sudan
Photo by AFP via Getty Images

Predatory Peace: Fiscal Fragmentation and Coercive Statebuilding in South Sudan and Beyond

AUTHORS: Benson
Publication

This article analyses how peace agreements have reconfigured, rather than dismantled, predatory fiscal rule in South Sudan.

A woman walks at the Bajito neighborhood in the port city of Tumaco, department of Narino, Colombia
Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO/AFP via Getty Images

Policy Brief: Women, Peace and Security in the Age of Fragmentation

AUTHORS: Campbell / Houghton / Wise / Yusuf
Publication Gender

In this policy brief, the authors share key findings and recommendations for policymakers supporting WPS and peace-making interventions in fragmented conflicts.

Women from more than forty South Sudanese womens organizations carry placards as they march through the city to express the frustration and suffering that women and children face in Juba, South Sudan
Photo by STEFANIE GLINSKI/AFP via Getty Images

Women, Peace and Security in the Age of Fragmentation

AUTHORS: Campbell / Houghton / Wise / Yusuf
Publication Gender

In this insight report, the authors draw on reflections from an expert workshop and their own reflections to identify key findings and recommendations for policymakers supporting WPS and peace-making...

a vendor waits for customers at her mobile shop in the Damascus Tower market
Photo by LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images

From Cash to Code: Payment Rails as Peace Infrastructure in Syria

AUTHORS: Thompson
Publication Syria

This report explores how Syria’s emerging digital payment ecosystem can support economic stabilisation during the country’s political transition.

A view of a ceremony as Syria signed a series of investment memoranda
Photo by Izz Aldien Alqasem/Anadolu via Getty Images

Potential Impact of Investment Agreements in Post-Assad Syria

AUTHORS: Koman / Mehchy
Publication Syria

This policy brief highlights the structure, drivers, and potential impact of post-Assad investment agreements in Syria.

Middle East & North Africa

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Local agreements as a process: The example of local talks in Homs in Syria

AUTHORS: Turkmani
Publication

This article sets out why it is important to conceptualise local agreements as a process of talks that have a value in their own right rather than as a...

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How local are local agreements? Shaping local agreements as a new form of third-party...

AUTHORS: Turkmani
Publication

Based on two case studies from Syria, this article argues that unilateral external intervention in protracted conflicts is not only about military and financial support to one or other...

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Resolving Water Conflicts: Dispute Settlement Mechanisms Applicable to International...

AUTHORS: Daza-Clark
Ethiopia/Ogaden Publication Sudan

This report sets out the international legal framework for conflict avoidance or resolution, with a focus on mechanisms available to states with transboundary water disputes.

Rethinking Governance: Insights from Syria during Covid-19

AUTHORS: Beaujouan / El hafi / Ghreiz / Odat
Covid Publication

This report highlights the main impacts of Covid-19 on the education and economy sectors, and suggests general recommendations relevant to the international community, humanitarian workers, and governmental institutions.

Qatar and UAE in Peacemaking and Peacebuilding

AUTHORS: Freer
Geopolitical Transitions Global Transitions Publication

This report highlights ways in which Qatari and Emirati peacemaking/ peacebuilding engagement is qualitatively different from other states’ or international organisations’ efforts in this sphere.

MENA Regional Organisations in Peacemaking and Peacebuilding

AUTHORS: Freer
Global Transitions Publication

This report highlights primary assets and challenges of three regional organisations in the MENA peacebuilding space: the League of Arab States, Gulf Cooperation Council and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

Peacebuilding in Turbulent Times: Turkey in MENA and Africa

AUTHORS: Sofos
Global Transitions Publication

This report assesses the Turkish leadership and policy community’s understanding of peacebuilding, the contexts and main motivations underlying its conceptualisation and implementation, while outlining potential future developments.

The Covid-19 Pandemic and Alternative Governance Systems in Idlib

AUTHORS: Beaujouan
Covid Publication

As Covid-19 hit Syria after a decade of protracted conflict, the fragmentation of the territory and governance system prevented the adoption of a national pandemic strategy.

Pulling the Pieces Together: Health and community actors as levers of local response in...

AUTHORS: al-Hamdani / Wilson
Covid Publication Yemen

This report examines the local responses to Covid-19 by health professionals and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), demonstrating the deeply fragmented context of public authority in Yemen.

Non-Western approaches to peacemaking and peacebuilding

AUTHORS: Peter / Rice
Global Transitions Publication

This paper provides an overview of how existing scholarship has addressed non-Western approaches to peacemaking and peacebuilding and outlines some possible future directions for research on the topic.

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Digital feast and famine: Digital technologies and humanitarian law in food security,...

AUTHORS: Jaspars / Majid / Murdoch
PeaceTech Publication

Exploring the role of digital technologies in the violation and application of humanitarian law, and its consequences for famine risk and prevention.

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Fragmentation of Peacemaking in Syria: Reality and Perception

AUTHORS: Belhadj Klaz / Mariani
Global Transitions Fragmentation Geopolitical Transitions Peace Processes Publication Syria

An "illiberal peace” is taking hold in Syria, with Russia, Turkey and Iran positioning themselves as mediators and overshadowing peace initiatives by Western powers.

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Fragmentation of Peacemaking in Libya: Reality and Perception

AUTHORS: Harchaoui / Mariani
Global Transitions Fragmentation Publication

The latest political analysis, media reports, and original interviews with stakeholders demonstrate how local actors interpret the role and effect of non-Western actors involved in the Libyan crisis.

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The Impact of Covid-19 on Women’s Inclusion in the Peace Process in Yemen

AUTHORS: Peace Track Initiative
Covid Covid 19 Publication Yemen

Yemeni women voice how Covid-19 affected them personally and professionally, highlighting restrictions on women’s broad participation resulting from the pandemic and how it has impacted their work on the...

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Investigating the role of religious institutions in the prevention of violent extremism...

Interviews conducted in Hamdaniyyah and Tel Afar provide insights into the relationships between religious institutions, state apparatus and civil society.

Central & Southeast Asia

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Elections: Perceptions of Peace in South Sudan

AUTHORS: Dawkins / Deng / Oringa / Pospisil
South Sudan Perceptions of Peace Publication

This policy brief presents a summary of findings about citizens’ perceptions of upcoming national elections, from a survey of South Sudanese respondents in 2021-2022.

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National Identity: Perceptions of Peace in South Sudan

AUTHORS: Dawkins / Deng / Oringa / Pospisil
South Sudan Perceptions of Peace Publication

Headline findings about citizens’ perceptions of national identity and nation-building, from a survey of South Sudanese respondents in 2021-2022.

Promises and Perils of Regional Response to Covid-19 in Asia

AUTHORS: Adhikari
Covid Publication

‘Crises’ - financial crash, pandemics, political conflicts, and natural disasters - can provide stimulus for strengthening and development of regional organisations. This report maps and analyses Covid-19 responses from...

People from the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia gather at a conference organised by the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) in April 2019. © Conciliation Resources

Implementing peace accords sustainably: Alternative avenues to bypass blockages and...

AUTHORS: Ramsbotham
Peace Processes Publication

Implementation of peace accords often hit blockages and meets resistance, and are prone to delay, breakdown and collapse. Alternative avenues for implementation discussed in this report can help to...

China’s Engagement in Conflict and Post-Conflict Settings: The Quest for Stability

AUTHORS: Mariani
Global Transitions Publication

This report finds that China seeks stability rather than peace, unlike its Western counterparts, and China’s economic development drives engagement in conflict and post-conflict settings.

Myanmar activists gesture three-finger salutes as they protest outside the Myanmar embassy in Tokyo on February 7, 2021. Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images

“Asian” Approaches to Peacebuilding?: Modalities, Convergences, and Differences in...

AUTHORS: Adhikari
Global Transitions Publication

This report finds that, while a coherent “Asian model” of peacebuilding does not exist, there are common features which characterize the international conflict management practices of China, Japan, and...

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A New Look at Federalism in Myanmar

AUTHORS: South
Covid 19 Myanmar Publication

Discussing a ‘bottom up’ approach to federalism in Myanmar, this report explores how forms of ‘federal practice’ already exist, and how they could be better acknowledged and supported.

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Sino-European relations amid the war in Ukraine

AUTHORS: Mariani
Geopolitical Transitions Global Transitions Publication

Cooperation and communication in engaging with Russia's war on Ukraine can benefit Sino-European shared interests.

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sudan’s Enduring Transition: Evolving Arrangements after the Fall of Bashir

AUTHORS: Pospisil
PA-X Publication Sudan

This PA-X Spotlight report describes how the overthrow of Sudan's long-term military ruler Omar al-Bashir was triggered by a broad civil-society-based movement, supported by the Sudanese military in the...

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Resolving Water Conflicts: Dispute Settlement Mechanisms Applicable to International...

AUTHORS:
Ethiopia/Ogaden Publication Sudan

This report sets out the international legal framework for conflict avoidance or resolution, with a focus on mechanisms available to states with transboundary water disputes.

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National Survey on Perceptions of Peace in South Sudan

AUTHORS: Dawkins / Deng / Oringa / Pospisil
Publication South Sudan

This report documents how people in South Sudan conceive of peace in their everyday lives and how their experiences shape their views on the peace process.

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Digital feast and famine: Digital technologies and humanitarian law in food security,...

AUTHORS:
PeaceTech Publication

Exploring the role of digital technologies in the violation and application of humanitarian law, and its consequences for famine risk and prevention.

Fragmented Transitions in the Context of Competitive Regionalism: The Case of Ethiopia

AUTHORS: Abate Demissie / Girma / Pospisil
Ethiopia/Ogaden Geopolitical Transitions Global Transitions Publication

Exploring the new regional configuration of Ethiopia and the Wider Horn, and what can be learned from the region's dynamic structural setup for other transitional regional configurations.

Security Governance, Subsidiarity, and UN-AU Partnership in Somalia

AUTHORS: Coe / Nash
Global Transitions Publication Somalia

This report uses Somalia as a case study to explore how non-Western regional organisations (ROs) engage in peacemaking and peacebuilding, how local actors respond to these interventions, and whether...

How African Organisations Envision Peacemaking

AUTHORS: Aeby
Global Transitions Publication

This policy brief explores how African organisations envision peacemaking, how the African solutions differ from Western approaches, and to what extent the approaches are compatible.

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Fragmented Transitions in the Context of Competitive Regionalism: The Case of Sudan

AUTHORS: Jenner / Pospisil
Global Transitions Fragmentation Geopolitical Transitions Publication Sudan Sudan & South Sudan

Exploring how the regional and international constellation around Sudan provides a difficult and non-conducive environment for the country's twin transition from both armed conflict and authoritarian rule.

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How African Organisations Support Peace Agreement Implementation

AUTHORS: Aeby
Geopolitical Transitions Global Transitions Peace Processes Publication

This report explores how African organisations support the implementation of framework agreements for transitions through continued mediation, guarantees and monitoring.

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Towards Peaceful and Plural Politics in Afghanistan

AUTHORS: Atta ur Rahman Saleem / Semple
Peace Processes Afghanistan Peace Processes Publication

Report on a consultation with veterans of pre-August 2021 reconciliation, with key findings to inform priority actions for charting paths towards peaceful, plural politics in Afghanistan.

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Perceptions of Peace in South Sudan: Longitudinal Findings

AUTHORS: Dawkins / Deng / Oringa / Pospisil
South Sudan Perceptions of Peace Publication

South Sudanese citizens’ perceptions of peace are explored in the results of a 2021-2022 three-wave survey, illustrating the views of 8,843 people from 12 counties across 9 states and...

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Public Authority: Perceptions of Peace in South Sudan

AUTHORS: Dawkins / Deng / Oringa / Pospisil
South Sudan Perceptions of Peace Publication

Headline findings about citizens’ perceptions of whom they trust to make decisions about their community, from a survey of South Sudanese respondents in 2021-2022.

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National Identity: Perceptions of Peace in South Sudan

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South Sudan Perceptions of Peace Publication

Headline findings about citizens’ perceptions of national identity and nation-building, from a survey of South Sudanese respondents in 2021-2022.

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Elections: Perceptions of Peace in South Sudan

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South Sudan Perceptions of Peace Publication

This policy brief presents a summary of findings about citizens’ perceptions of upcoming national elections, from a survey of South Sudanese respondents in 2021-2022.

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Taxation and Civicness in South Sudan

AUTHORS: Benson
Peace Processes Publication South Sudan Sudan & South Sudan

This policy brief identifies how different eras of tax practices - from colonial occupation to the present - continue to inform extractive governance outcomes in South Sudan.

Europe & Eastern Europe

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A crowd of people in front of a clock in Moscow
Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images
by PeaceRep
News Ukraine

Analysis Finds Russia Likely in Recession Amid Ongoing War Costs

A new report finds that Russia’s economy has likely contracted since 2022, with hidden inflation, shrinking revenues, and rising inequality placing significant strain on its economic position.

People seen in Red Square in Moscow
Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images

Against the Clock? Why Russia’s War Economy is Running Out of Time

AUTHORS: Cooper / Povazhniuk / Vlasiuk / Yemets
Publication Ukraine

This report assesses the impact of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022–2024 on the Russian economy.

Protesters shout slogans and hold placards during a demonstration against a law that removes the independence of the NABU and SAPO anti-corruption agencies in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 24.
Photo by TETIANA DZHAFAROVA/AFP via Getty Images
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Blogs Ukraine

Ukraine’s Cronyism Crisis Offers a Warning to the ‘De-Risking’ World

Luke Cooper examines a series of scandals has put Kyiv’s public institutions under the microscope.