Peacebuilding

Reconciliation 2012: A Local Response To Joseph Kony And The International Community

Daniel Philpott | Posted 05.01.2012

Daniel Philpott

Kony 2012 has garnered more than 100 million hits and has motivated viewers to support the arrest and trial of one of the world's most monstrous war criminals. What it misses, though, are the voices of ordinary Ugandans who have responded quite differently.

CGI University 2012: Some Constructive Criticism -- The Necessity for a New Holistic Paradigm in the Humanitarian Field

Nikolas Katsimpras | Posted 04.04.2012

Nikolas Katsimpras

Initiatives like this are desperately needed in our troubled times, but at the same time they should be promoting a change in a paradigm that has been tragically unsuccessful. It is time for self-assessment and constructive criticism.

Youth Redefine Interfaith Activism Globally

Frank Fredericks | Posted 05.27.2012

Frank Fredericks

With more than 500 activists volunteering more than 16,000 hours in 10 countries last year, impacting the lives of more than 50,000 people, we see a global trend becoming the foundation of a world movement. This is the beginning.

Reverence For The Sacred Land: A Response To Endemic Violence In Central America

Tobias Roberts | Posted 04.14.2012

Tobias Roberts

That which is sacred, cannot co-exist with nor tolerate violence.

Sola Yoga: Can Meditation Bring Peace to Afghanistan?

Deborah Stambler | Posted 01.14.2012

Deborah Stambler

How long does it take to rebuild a feeling of safety and security among the people? We've spent time and money rebuilding the national security forces of these countries. Will it be enough?

Calling For World Peace, Making The World A Better Place

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Posted 11.21.2011

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Today, on the occasion of World Peace Day, I urge all countries of the world to come together -- to come forward -- to allocate a small fraction of their defense budget toward peace education.

Muslim Women In The Push For Peace

Michael Vicente Perez | Posted 10.27.2011

Michael Vicente Perez

We're used to thinking about Muslim women in various unflattering ways. But if we could see beyond the media, we would find that women of the Islamic hue are far from passive or silent.

Egypt and the US "We Know Best" Syndrome

Lisa Schirch | Posted 05.25.2011

Lisa Schirch

With countries across the Middle East now teetering between stability and change, it is hard to tell what President Obama means when he invokes the concept of stability.

Peace Through Moderation: U.S.-Muslim Engagement Initiative's Work with Pakistan at Harvard Club

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Luce

The Peace Through Moderation (PtM) project of the Alliance for Peacebuilding hosted last week an engaging and exclusive reception recently featuring t...

The Guns of August

Tara Sonenshine | Posted 05.25.2011

Tara Sonenshine

Summers are for taking stock--of what we are good at, and what we have learned about how to prevent, manage, and resolve international conflicts that threaten all we treasure and preserve.

Supreme Court Ruling Impacts Peacebuilding in Afghanistan

Lisa Schirch | Posted 05.25.2011

Lisa Schirch

Here on the dusty streets of Kabul, the recent Supreme Court decision prohibiting NGOs from teaching negotiation and peacebuilding to members of the Taliban doesn't make sense.

Remembering What a Military Is For

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Lorelei Kelly

Tea partiers and residents of the Gulf Coast take note: could it be that we've so scorned and dismantled our government that the only loved and well-functioning institution left is the military?

Three Cups of Teabaggers: Insight from the Right on Afghanistan

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Lorelei Kelly

The path of the Right leads to a place where there is nothing left to conserve. This particular dilemma of the American Right provides an angle of insight into the challenge that we face in Afghanistan.

365 Days and Still Thanking Jesus

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Lorelei Kelly

In looking at Obama's first year, we must not fall into the typical trap that pits idealism against pragmatism, where the virtuous line up against the effective, and the purists fight the negotiators.