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The key to building lasting peace is engaging different groups of people in the process

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21 September 20227 February 2023

The United Nations’ overriding purpose is to maintain international peace and security. To do this, the UN must develop friendly relations between states and achieve international cooperation, importantly without discrimination…Read More >

The key to building lasting peace is engaging different groups of people in the process

Climate activism has so far been fairly peaceful: here’s why that might change

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13 July 202215 February 2023

Climate change is perhaps the most serious threat to life on this planet. According to a recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC), climate change has already caused heatwave, drought and flood deaths across…Read More >

Climate activism has so far been fairly peaceful: here’s why that might change

Ukraine: Nato exercises a happy coincidence ‘just in case’ of escalation

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13 April 202223 February 2023

Military exercises are held regularly by armed forces throughout the world. An exercise can be seen as an act of diplomacy, a direct threat, a demonstration of military capability for…Read More >

Ukraine: Nato exercises a happy coincidence ‘just in case’ of escalation

From elite bargains to more inclusive politics?

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29 March 202223 February 2023

How can states and societies that are in the throes of violent conflict evolve into political orders that are more broadly inclusive and anchored in institutions, both formal and informal,…Read More >

From elite bargains to more inclusive politics?

Ukraine: what might happen if the war spreads to a Nato country

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22 March 202223 February 2023

As Russian military activity moves nearer the Ukrainian border with Nato, the potential for direct confrontation between Russia and the alliance increases. On March 13, Russian aircraft reportedly fired rockets at the…Read More >

Ukraine: what might happen if the war spreads to a Nato country

Stronger justice to keep children safe

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1 February 201931 January 2019

Although most  UN peacekeeping personnel perform their jobs with courage, dedication and professionalism, a few commit sexual offences that can ruin lives and betray the trust of those that they…Read More >

News from Prosperity & Resilience: Alex Arnall

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6 October 2017

Dr Alex Arnall has recently been awarded funding by the ESRC-DFID Development Frontiers scheme for an 18 month research project entitled ‘Negotiating conflict: Environmental violence, economic development and the everyday…Read More >

The invisibility of language intermediaries

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31 July 201215 March 2019

Professor Hilary Footitt, from the Department of Modern Languages and European Studies, has a major interest in ‘Languages and international NGOs’ (non-governmental organisations) and how research into languages and cultures can…Read More >

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