Existing negotiation formats for post-Soviet protracted conflicts have failed to reach their ultimate objective of...
Public Policy Reports
Pluralism and Conflict Prevention
A pluralistic approach to conflict prevention requires practitioners to identify the divisions and exclusions in a society that can lead to violence long before conflict is imminent. Paying careful attention to these early warnings of conflict, and addressing them before they are exacerbated, can pave the way for institutional and cultural environments that foster inclusion and thus, more sustainable peace.
An Assessment of Global Values-based Benchmarks and Indicators
Building on the results of previous research for the Global Centre for Pluralism (GCP) that included a scan of audit...
The threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)
In a joint submission to the UK Parliament’s Defence Select Committee, my colleagues Paul Schulte, Chris Wyatt and I address counter-terrorism and counter-radicalisation policy, including the ideological threat; the role of air power; and the need to consider ongoing operations and policy in the Strategic Defence and Security Review and the associated National Security Strategy.
Yemen Constitutional Drafting: Special Measures and Executive Formation
This memorandum provides an overview of options for the formation of the executive branch of the government, taking account of provisions in three relevant outcome documents of the National Dialogue Conference.
The Transnistrian Issue: Moving beyond the Status Quo
Analysing the current context of the Transnistrian conflict and drawing on an analysis of existing proposals for conflict settlement, this study offers a number of suggestions how a sustainable settlement could be achieved.
Guarantee Options for a Settlement of the Conflict over Transnistria
Any meaningful consideration of guarantee options requires some assumptions about the nature of the underlying settlement. With this in mind, the following discussion draws on comparative experience in two ways. First, it considers the nature of the conflict over...
Conflict Resolution in the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood
This paper was commissioned by the European Policy Centre and co-authored with Amanda Akcakoca, Thomas Vanhauwaert, and Richard G. Whitman. It analyses the impact of the war between Russia and Georgia on the EU's ability to manage conflicts in the wider eastern...
Ethnic Minorities in Europe
This report, prepared for the European Centre for Minority Issues, in Flensburg, Germany, provides an overview of ethnic minorities in Europe, including details on the size of different minority groups, their origins, and the nature of claims and disputes they are...