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Flaming tires, burning buildings, chaos. Haiti’s struggle against powerful gang attacks on weak government institutions.

Who is Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, The Haitian Gang Leader at the Center of Haiti’s New Crisis?

On October 21st, the United Nations Security Council imposed individual sanctions on Jimmy Cherizier, a former police officer turned gang leader in Haiti. For weeks, the coalition of gangs headed by Cherizier, known as the G9 Friends and Allies have...

Hawzen dirt street, Ethiopia, with remains of bombed-out dwellings, destroyed type 89 AFV contrasted by mules carrying food.

The Ethiopia-Tigray War is About to Get Even Worse

Last March, there seemed to be a glimmer of hope that the brutal civil war between the Ethiopian federal government and the breakaway Tigray People’s Liberation Front would come to an end. The government announced a ceasefire and an African...

New Research Finds a Link Between the Cost of Getting Married and the Outbreak Violent Conflict

The high price of getting married can lead young men to take up arms. That is the conclusion of a new cutting-edge research paper that finds a correlation between what is known as “brideprice” and the outbreak of violent conflict....

Paris Attacks: “The biggest threat we face is division”

UN Dispatch editor Mark Goldberg asked me to write about the Paris attacks. He asked the same after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January, and I did. Words flowed freely, and while I was of course horrified and disgusted by...

Inching Towards Peace in Mali

A key agreement between the government, pro-Mali groups and the Tuareg minority will hopefully be signed by the end of March

A Look at the Promises and Perils of Social Media in Conflict

Telling the story of Syria through social media

Dropping the Ball on the Climate-Conflict Nexus

Policymakers agree that there's a connection between climate change and conflict. So why aren't we doing anything about it?

“La Guerre au Mali”: Why the French Public Supports the Intervention…So Far

In a rare show of national unity, the French are rallying behind President François Hollande's decision to intervene militarily in the Malian conflict. Here's a look at the historical and political forces at play.

In Mali, Slow Progress Amidst Crisis

As the crisis in Mali takes root, ECOWAS meets with a rebel leader in northern Mali to open dialogue and begin the process of negotiating a peaceful solution.

Who is Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, The Haitian Gang Leader at the Center of Haiti’s New Crisis?

The Ethiopia-Tigray War is About to Get Even Worse

New Research Finds a Link Between the Cost of Getting Married and the Outbreak Violent Conflict

Paris Attacks: “The biggest threat we face is division”

Inching Towards Peace in Mali

Dropping the Ball on the Climate-Conflict Nexus

“La Guerre au Mali”: Why the French Public Supports the Intervention…So Far

In Mali, Slow Progress Amidst Crisis

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 5 – Bathing in Yakawlang

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 6 – The Legacy of War Crimes

The Obama Agenda at the United Nations