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Published in: HomeWe need to rethink the relationship between mental health and political violenceSimplistic, sensationalist media coverage of terrorism obscures our understanding of its causes, and hinders our...
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Published in: openSecurityYemen: under fire, desperate for peaceCan the Yemen peace talks succeed? The dire humanitarian situation demands it but political factionalism and...
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Published in: openSecurityFor children born of war, what future?Sexual violence in conflict has attracted increasing attention, but with the majority of responses focused on...
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Published in: openSecuritySecurity services should not have carte blancheIt seems obvious that human rights must be compromised to guarantee security in the face of armed violence. Obvious...
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Published in: openSecurityWhat role for a truth commission in Colombia?While a positive step in negotiations between warring parties, what are the limits of uncovering the dark truths of...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Iraqi crisis: rethinking the narrativeAn approach to Iraq focused on military intervention, with some humanitarian assistance, has defied the complexity...
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Published in: openSecurityEl Salvador’s gang truce: a lost opportunity?The truce declared in 2012 may have been imperfect and controversial but positive lessons must be learned amid the...
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Published in: openSecurityYemen at warWith a humanitarian crisis mounting in Yemen, Saudi Arabia has eased its military pressure—for the moment.
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Published in: openSecurityCentral African Republic: the long and winding roadThe good news is that the violent factions in the Central African Republic have agreed to ban child soldiering. The...
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Published in: openSecuritySouth Africa’s new scapegoatsIn the land that ended apartheid two decades ago, violence against other Africans has been on the rise. What has...
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Published in: openSecurityAfter Garissa, Kenya needs to break the cycleThe massacre at a university in Kenya should lead the government to a recognition that repressive and discriminatory...
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Published in: openSecurityMisunderstanding IS, againReplaying the theocratic analyses of al-Qaeda with IS is amnesic and short-sighted and misses the novelty of the group.
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Published in: openSecurityBuhari wins—but new president of Nigeria faces enormous challengeAfter the Nigerian presidential election, the new government must address the social and economic policy vacuum Boko...
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Published in: openSecurityLibya: the pressing need for dialogueThe western intervention in Libya in 2011 failed to recognise the complex warp and weft of its pre-democratic tribal...
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Published in: openSecurityTunisia's security nightmare long predates the Arab SpringThe Tunisian massacre did not come out of a clear blue sky. A dictatorship not as secular as presented and its naïve...
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Published in: openSecurityWhen will Islamic State use its chemical weapons?The west turned a blind eye to the possible use of chemical weapons by militant Islamists allied against the Assad...
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Published in: openSecurityA perfect storm: Boko Haram, IS and the Nigerian electionBoko Haram’s alignment with Islamic State adds to mounting insecurity in Nigeria. A fortnight ahead of the...
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Published in: openSecurityYemen's frail faultlinesThe seizure of power in Sanaa by Houthi rebels has alerted the world to the crisis in Yemen. But it never really went away.
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Published in: openSecurityWith Ghani in Kabul, will relations with Pakistan change?There are signs that the long-fraught relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan could improve, following the...
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Published in: openSecurityIraq: the assault on minoritiesIslamic State is certainly a threat—but not mainly to the West, as the horrific experiences of members of minorities...
