With a new reform-oriented government in place since May 2017, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (hereafter Macedonia) has emerged from its most severe political crisis of the last two decades. With democratic checks and balances being progressively restored, Macedonia seems to be on the right reform path. Cautious steps towards reconciliation with Greece are […]

Conflict and violence appear on our screens every day. But what do people actually think about peace and conflict? How should we respond to conflict more effectively in order to ensure lasting peace? How important is economic and political inclusion for peace? And how optimistic or pessimistic are people about the prospects for peace? This […]

The Global Coalition Against Daesh has set stabilisation as a major goal after the military “liberation” of Iraqi and Syrian territories from Daesh, and created short-term funding tools to this end. Meanwhile, since 2014, a huge number of Iraqi activists and ordinary citizens have taken to the streets in several waves of protests to demand […]

‘Counter Terror and the logic of violence in Somalia’s civil war: Time for a new approach’ is a new publication written by Joanne Crouch from Saferworld’s Somalia team. The paper explores the effectiveness of the counter-terror approach in tackling conflict with al-Shabaab looking at it through two key lenses. The first is an overview of […]

Saferworld, in collaboration with the Karen Peace Support Network, recently conducted the largest randomised survey to date on people’s experiences and perceptions of security, justice and governance in southeast Myanmar. It provides unprecedented insights into the experiences of ordinary people in the highly contested Karen ceasefire areas, including in the Bago, Kayin, Mon and Tanintharyi […]