CMI is celebrating its 20-year journey. The field of peace mediation has expanded, become more professional, and is now an integral feature of international politics. Independent actors such as CMI have emerged alongside states and international organizations that engage in peace mediation. At the same time conflicts are becoming increasingly complex. What is needed from […]

Join DME for Peace next Thursday, September 10th at 4 pm as Ashley Quarcoo, Visiting Scholar at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Mike Jobbins, VP of Global Affairs & Partnerships at Search for Common Ground, join the Thursday Talks to lead a discussion on "Contentious Elections, Political Violence, & Challenges to Democracy: Lessons from […]

The agreement signed by the US government and the Taliban on 29 February 2020 has raised political and economic questions about the sustainability of a potential intra-Afghan peace process. While the two parties have agreed on a pathway forward, it is unclear whether the Afghan government will be able to negotiate a deal with the […]

In 10 seconds, their world changed. The explosion killed at least 180 people, wounded 6,000, and displaced another 300,000. It rocked Beirut, a city already struggling to find its feet amidst COVID-19, political unrest, and a refugee crisis. As a Syrian refugee and member of the LGBTQ community, Basel Dakak was already facing steep challenges. […]

Nearly one year into the new reality that is COVID-19, it is clear that its consequences, in health terms but also politically and economically, will be both far reaching and prolonged. In many ways the full impact of the pandemic is yet to be realised, but in fragile and conflict-affected states its effects have been […]

The online edition of the Geneva Peace Talks 2020 will take place on Monday 21 September, the International Day of Peace, from 3-4 PM CEST. The 2020 Geneva Peace Talks is organized under the theme: Shaping Peace. Two moderators will guide you through short talks by individuals sharing their personal stories and experiences, to highlight […]

For this year’s international day of peace, swisspeace organizes a virtual event, where we will focus on the question of what consequences the pandemic – and particularly how states and international organizations reacted to it – has on peace and conflict: Does the world become more segmented, divided, and competitive? Or will a push for […]

Join DME for Peace on Thursday, September 24th at 4 pm CEST, as Andreas Herblinger, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Center on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, joins the M&E Thursday Talks to lead a discussion on “Beyond Evidence: Technology’s role in Navigating Uncertainty in Peace Processes.” Click here to register Technology is commonly viewed as a […]

20 years ago, the UN Security Council adopted the first Women, Peace and Security resolution. Today we see women leading peaceful uprisings in different parts of the world. But has the WPS agenda helped women in building peace? The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation interviewed 91 women peacebuilders for the report A Right Not A Gift. […]