Ten Billion People by 2050 Could Pose a Challenge for Peace
Projected high levels of population growth will collide with issues of resource scarcity and ecological threats in the future. By 2050, the global population is projected to reach nearly ten billion people and could challenge levels of peacefulness around the world. Over
Will Ecological Risks Threaten Increased Peace in Bangladesh?
Bangladesh has shown improvements in peace but has ecological threats to watch out for. According to the 2020 Global Peace Index, Bangladesh recorded the biggest increase in peacefulness in the South Asia region over the last year, with a 2.3% improvement
The Forgotten Global Stimulus in The Age of COVID-19
Many countries will continue to spend to manage the global economic slowdown, but new ways of thinking are needed to make the world a more prosperous and peaceful place. Faced with the unprecedented economic impact of coronavirus, many countries rolled out
The PyeongChang Peace Forum: How Positive Peace and the SDGs Can Address Challenges to Peace in Asia
The PyeongChang Peace Forum highlights issues of peace on the Korean Peninsula and around the world, bringing together a global list of speakers. There is a strong link between the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) and Positive Peace, an
The Link Between Corruption and Peace
The conviction of a former French President on corruption charges reminds us that even high peace societies are fragile. A court has found former French president Nicholas Sarkozy guilty of corruption and influence peddling, an important reminder that established democracies and
Military Take-Over in Myanmar
A brief look at the current political events in Myanmar. What happened in Myanmar? Myanmar’s military, the Tatmadaw, has taken control of the country for one year, announced a state of emergency, and arrested elected government officials from the National League for
Pandemic Leaves More Than 400,000 Workers Stranded at Sea
International bodies are drawing attention to the invisible workforce suffering the pandemic offshore. The United Nations and the international shipping industry are urging national governments to act on the seafarer crisis caused by the pandemic. More than 400, 000 workers are stuck
Three ways technology can promote peace
Digital technology has the capacity to address violence and conflict in new and innovative ways. When it comes to peace, technology is a powerful magnifier. Technology can enhance and accelerate peacebuilding efforts. This year’s Geneva Peace Week events were hosted entirely
How The Private Sector Can Contribute To Peace – The Case of Benefit Companies
Benefit companies are a new legal form of business that contribute to local development and the common good in a transparent way. When great shocks are considered, for instance, wars, pandemics, and earthquakes, we all recognise the essential role of the
Female Foreign Fighters of ISIL
Since 2013, over 50,000 foreign affiliates or foreign fighters travelled to Iraq and Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from at least 83 countries, according to last year’s Global Terrorism Index. As the conflict
How the Shared Challenge of Climate Change Facilitates Peacebuilding
The shared challenge of climate change can open a window of opportunity to facilitate peacebuilding, as demonstrated by the Turkana and the Dodoth, an exemplary case of cross-border collaboration. To understand what happened it helps to look at the environment in
Global Number of Natural Disasters Increases Ten Times
A look at data over the last century shows a dramatic rise in the number of catastrophic natural events. The world has witnessed a tenfold increase in the number of natural disasters since the 1960s, the Ecological Threat Register (ETR) shows. Data captured