Memories of Violence
Grappling with memory of mass atrocities was central to the emergence of transitional justice practices beginning in the 1990s (truth and
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Author: Bridget Conley
Mass Atrocities Research
Widespread and systematic violence against civilians–mass atrocities–is a priority for the WPF because of the devastating human, social, political and economic
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As the Year Closes
We would like to extend the wish, “less of armament and none of war,” to our entire community of friends, colleagues
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Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine
Mass Starvation upcoming book events for 2018
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Children and Youth Staying Safe in Violent Conflict
How do conflict-affected, at-risk children and youth try and protect themselves and remain resilient, and how do these protection strategies
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How Big is the International Arms Trade?
A new Occasional Paper by Sam Perlo-Freeman, attempts to produce a global estimate, or rather a range of estimates of the financial size of the international arms trade. The paper also explains problems with the data, including for some of the largest western arms exporters, from whom one might expect a greater level of transparency: most notably, the USA.
Read moreThe F35–Better Ways to Spend a Trillion Dollars
Below is a script of the transcript with links to research supporting the claims made in the video and additional
Read moreSam Perlo-Freeman publications
Spotlight Arms Trade Corruption and Political Finance: Talk of corruption in the global arms business conjures up salacious images
Read moreDyan Mazurana WPF publications
Dyan Mazurana’s publications developed through her World Peace Foundation Fellowship use gender analysis to focus on the violence experienced by
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