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  Issue Briefs 04-08-2017by Youssef Mahmoud and Anupah Makoond

  Sustaining Peace: What Does It Mean in Practice?

  In its review of the peacebuilding architecture, the Advisory Group of Experts introduced the language of “sustaining peace.” With peacebuilding increasingly interpreted as time-bound interventions in fragile or conflict-affected states, sustaining peace seeks to reclaim peace in its own right and detach it from conflict. But what does sustaining peace mean in practice?This issue brief […]

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  Issue Briefs 03-16-2017by Youssef Mahmoud and Delphine Mechoulan

  Peace Operations and Prevention for Sustaining Peace: The Restoration and Extension of State Authority

  As member states continue to discuss what sustaining peace means in practice, it is important to examine how peace operations can be designed and implemented to help build self-sustaining peace rather than just prevent relapse into conflict. In particular, considering most current peace operations are deployed in countries with weak state institutions, we should consider […]

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  Issue Briefs 11-10-2016by Delphine Mechoulan, Youssef Mahmoud, Andrea Ó Súilleabháin, and Jimena Leiva Roesch

  The SDGs and Prevention for Sustaining Peace: Exploring the Transformative Potential of the Goal on Gender Equality

  With the adoption of the General Assembly and Security Council resolutions on sustaining peace and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a multilateral policy consensus is emerging around a common vision for peaceful societies. These global frameworks treat prevention as an integral part of effective and participatory governance and view peace as both an enabler […]

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  Issue Briefs 07-13-2016by Paul D. Williams

  The Battle at El Adde: The Kenya Defence Forces, al-Shabaab, and Unanswered Questions

  In January 2016, Kenya suffered its largest ever military defeat at the battle of El Adde in the Gedo region of Somalia. Yet many of the questions surrounding this attack remain unanswered. On the six-month anniversary of the battle at El Adde, this report provides a preliminary analysis of the battle and some of the […]

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  Issue Briefs 05-14-2015by Peter Biar Ajak

  State Formation, Humanitarianism, and Institutional Capabilities in South Sudan

  As South Sudan’s fourth anniversary approaches, the fractured state teeters on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe that has left millions in need of aid as a result of renewed fighting in the ongoing civil war. The relapse into conflict has been an enormous setback for statebuilding, curtailing efforts to ensure that humanitarian relief reaches […]

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