The Role of NGOs and their Effectiveness
By Sabina Gordon With 65.8 million of the world’s population now being classed as refugees, it is evident that we are living in an...
The Forgotten Victims of Gender-Based Violence
The Rohingya Crisis continues to make headlines, as more and more evidence of shocking human rights violations comes to light. Gender-based violence has been...
Development aid and tackling austerity: exploring new COIN strategies for the future
In this article, Sam Griffith argues that exploring the potential of effective development aid overseas and tackling anger over austerity policies in the UK,...
The Refugee Crisis: What can we learn from World Bank programmes?
The refugee crisis has garnered a fair share of attention over the past few years. It has frequented headlines and influenced politics, with Western...
Turning up the heat: conflict and climate change
As Jared P. Scott's documentary, The Age of Consequences, premieres in New York, Adam Grech reports on the increasing problem of climate change-related conflict.
Review | Child soldiers: a vicious cycle of hate
Alice Reviews a Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, an autobiography about being recruited as a child soldier, and discusses how the recruitment of...
Syria solutions
Conall Brown suggests some ways to bring about an end to the brutal war in Syria
Colombia: continuing on the path to peace
The positive progress towards peace in Colombia must not be undone, argues Aimee Feeney
Lake Chad: a forgotten crisis
Poverty, climate change and the influence of Boko Haram are causing a humanitarian crisis in the Lake Chad Basin, which the world must address.
A Generation without Education
Can we live up to the promise of an education for all the children of world? Lisa Advani explores the choice between increasing spending...
ISIS: If bombs aren’t the answer what is?
Terrorism and conflict are still a constant presence in the 21st Century, the latest expression of which has emerged in the form of ISIS....
Syria is a shining example of a greater cooperative need for a responsibility to protect
The civil war in Syria is a clear example of the world witnessing unprecedented displacement. It has produced over 6.6 million internally displaced persons...
Crisis in the Central African Republic – The regional impact
In this article Ben Jackson discusses the regional impact of the Central African Republic crisis. The Central African Republic (CAR), a landlocked state in...
The fate of child soldiers
Recent news has demonstrated that Aegis, a British security firm, has been hiring child soldiers. Here, Vanessa Cameron discusses new research that asks what...
Military and security forces: the problems with the new international aid workers.
Recently changes have been made to what constitutes as foreign aid. In this article, Sam Wigglesworth questions if military and security spending should be...
The End of Boko Haram (Part Two)
Since the fight against Boko Haram began, millions of people have been affected. Within the last year, there have been some military victories,...
What lessons can be found in Syria and Iraq today from the post-soviet un-recognized states?
Jordan Creed traces the impediments un-recognised states may have on international development efforts. Using historical examples, it appears that similarities coexist between Syria and...
#youth4peace – A New Direction for Young Peacebuilders
Young people are drivers of change in all societies. There are now 1.8 billion young people around the world, the largest number that has...
Positive and destructive activism, the two faces of politicized youth in Bangladesh
Civil society and governments all over the world are pondering over how to engage youth as positive agents of change. The energy of youth can be...
Where’s the humanity? Western leaders blinkered view on human rights
In the West, our politicians often focus on the need for humanitarian interventions around the world. The plight of minority groups is paraded on...