Talking about Disorder
Every day we read that we live in an age of disorder. But what does that mean? Are our intellectual
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Peace and Security
AFRICAN PEACE RESEARCH
The Africa peace program builds upon the WPF engagement with the African Union, including our 2016 report African Politics, African Peace,
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Literature of Accord
Peace in Sudan and South Sudan: Revisiting the “Literature of Accord” Twenty years ago, Yoanes Ajawin, one of the co-directors
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Pax Africana or Middle East Security Alliance in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea?
A new occasional paper by Alex de Waal examines the peace and security challenges facing the Horn of Africa in the context of assertive military and political engagement from the Arabian Peninsular
Read moreBackground: Sudan Peace Archive
On January 9, 2005, the leaders of Sudan, Vice President Ali Osman Taha, and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, John
Read moreNew WPF Occasional Paper on Eritrea
This paper discusses how the Eritrea People’s Liberation Front evolved from a liberation front (1971-1991), into a highly successful organization with clear social and political agenda, and, ultimately, into an oppressive state where power is concentrated in the hands of the President and his close network.
Read moreAgreement to Resolve the Crisis in South Sudan
View an image of the IGAD negotiated agreement to resolve the crisis in South Sudan
Read moreVideo: Dean Stavridis interviews Alex de Waal
James Stavridis, Dean of the Fletcher School, interviews WPF executive Director, Alex de Waal. This is Dean Stavridis’ first year
Read moreWorld Peace Foundation releases Occasional Paper on Gender, Conflict, and Peace
The World Peace Foundation is pleased to introduce the Occasional Paper series, through which we will feature research on topics
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Libya in the African Context
In the flurry of assessments and debates about the 2011 war in Libya that overthrew the country’s longtime ruler, Muammar
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