Top 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2017
Predicting future atrocities is exceptionally difficult, as one must anticipate reactions from a variety of actors within complex systems. For those of us that use these forecasts to attempt to… Read more…
Predicting future atrocities is exceptionally difficult, as one must anticipate reactions from a variety of actors within complex systems. For those of us that use these forecasts to attempt to… Read more…
STAND’s Weekly News Briefs are compiled weekly by members of the STAND Education Task Force. This week’s update focuses on Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, and Burma. An attack on a Shia… Read more…
STAND’s Weekly News Briefs are compiled weekly by members of the STAND Education Task Force. This week’s news brief highlights continued air strikes on civilian targets in Syria, an… Read more…
Ummmm…what executive order, exactly? On May 18, President Obama issued Executive Order (EO) 13729, “A Comprehensive Approach to Atrocity Prevention and Response.” The EO is an important step in institutionalizing… Read more…
A Semester in Review Many of STAND’s conflict zones have been witness to progress towards peace; the first democratic elections in Burma were held in November, a ceasefire was declared… Read more…
In September, the world’s heart bled in response to photographs of three-year-old Alan Kurdi, whose lifeless body washed onto the shores of Turkey after he drowned in the Mediterranean Sea…. Read more…
Central and West Africa: Central African Republic Ruhi Bhaidani Recent violence in Batangafo, Ouham Province has left property damaged, 10 people killed and many others injured. Batangafo hosts the Central… Read more…
289 members of Congress and 28 governors are playing into the hands of Daesh, also known as ISIS or the Islamic State. Administrators from Florida to New Hampshire declared their… Read more…
Great Lakes of Africa: Burundi & Democratic Republic of the Congo Lindah Mogeni Bujumbura has witnessed a few days of calm since the forced disarmament and weapons seizure wherein 50… Read more…
I recently took a trip to Jordan, and about a month into my visit I had to renew my visa. On my way to the police station, I imagined what… Read more…