Development
How Syrians Stay Hopeful in the Face of Civil War
Published in Global Post International media coverage of the war in Syria is full of shocking facts, and reminders of the horrific acts committed by the Islamic State and the Syrian […]
Escaping Crisis, Embracing Data: A Path to Recovery in Zimbabwe
For the past fifteen years, Zimbabwe has endured a crisis that has eroded the economic and social well-being of its people. In 2013, the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency revealed that […]
2013: A Year of New Beginnings
At the end of each year, we tend to reflect on what the last year held for us. Perhaps we started a new job, made a few new discoveries, or […]
Film Review: Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams is a new documentary by Directors Lisa and Rob Fruchtman. The film, set in post-conflict Rwanda, is a narrative about economic development, social and cultural change, and women’s […]
Book Review: Give Peace a Chance
Book by David Hamburg and Eric Hamburg It thus offers an elaborate response to the question of what we can do to reduce the chances for violence and increase the […]
The Business of Preventing Armed Conflict
Preventing armed conflict might seem like a task only state agencies and civil society organizations are interested in, but businesses in conflict-prone areas are equally, if not more, interested in […]
Developing New Cooperative Tools for Post-Conflict Transformation
The second issue of Building Peace, slated for release in late September, will focus on conflict prevention. We would like to give you a preview of what will be in […]
Building a Platform for Peace
Peacebuilding is fundamentally about managing relationships, and there is nothing that technology effects more: Whether it is the relationships between institutions, ideologies, or individuals, the invention and adoption of new […]
From Conflict to Coping: Promoting Drought Resilience through Peacebuilding
The concept of resilience has gained renewed attention since the 2011 drought in the Horn of Africa. Humanitarian and development actors are keen to avoid the need for massive relief […]
A New Deal for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a founding member of the G7+ group, a country-owned and -led global mechanism to monitor, report, and draw attention to the challenges […]
