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Lebanese resilience is being tested in a population worn down by conflict, once again caught in the crossfire of regional rivalries.

As the aerial conflict in the Persian Gulf moves into week three, assessments generally assume Russia is a key beneficiary.

Trump’s assertion of an “imminent threat” from Iran is no more convincing than President Vladimir Putin’s perennial claim that he had no other choice but to invade Ukraine.

The shock in Moscow from the February 28 launch of ongoing U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iran has eased, and extensive Russian commentary has shifted to asserting that superior air power alone cannot guarantee a meaningful victory.

The sum total of shortcomings has not only made the New START Treaty irrelevant but also turned it into a false promise.

Russian provocations, from cutting cables on the seabed to drone incursions into the European Union, are recognized as a major challenge to transatlantic security.

The agenda of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland on January 19–23, is extensive. The absence of official Russian participants appears politically motivated.

Just over a year has passed since Assad’s brutal dictatorship fell and millions of Syrians regained hope. But with faltering support for refugees and reconstruction, and fears of new conflicts, hope is wearing thin.

At a time when both feminism and the peace movement are facing significant challenges, we can learn from how earlier generations of women and peace activists overcame challenges, generated enthusiasm, and collaborated with each other.

What can we learn from senior military leaders on how to create sustainable organizational capacity building and improved recruitment and retention of personnel by better considering gender equality?

Peace can no longer be imagined without a peaceful sky – without ‘Aeropeace’ – but what does that entail?

Can AI help revive the WPS agenda or does it risk deepening the challenges that WPS meant to overcome?

Why do some countries succeed in minimising the human toll of floods, while others face repeated catastrophes? The answer lies not only in meteorological or economic conditions, but also in political ones.

From Gaza to Sudan to Ukraine, the headlines keep reminding us of a painful truth: children are always among the hardest hit during conflict and war.

The Nobel Peace Prize must not motivate or encourage aggression, contrary to the apparent effect of this year’s prize, awarded to Maria Corina Machado.

The failed Russian plan to organize a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Budapest was so significant that any prospect of bringing the war against Ukraine to an end any time soon appeared to disappear.

The intensity of the response to the recent airport shutdowns of Oslo’s and Copenhagen’s main airports was unprecedented.

U.S. President Donald Trump has presented himself as a global peacemaker-in-chief, citing his role brokering several peace agreements and suggesting he belongs among the laureates.

Faith leaders bring unique credentials to peace mediations.