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What Will It Take to Decolonize Coffee and Cocoa?

by Maya Saint Germain, Abby Cohen, Deanna Johnson, Robin Schmid Yale University For the past three months, our graduate student research...

“Islamic Sources of Negotiation, Good Governance & Women’s Rights for Afghan Women Negotiators”

by Hoda Al-Haddad and Youmna Al-Madani at Georgetown University[1] Women are half of society; they are mothers, sisters, healers,...

Advancing Women's Higher Education in Afghanistan

by Lynn University University students in Kabul listen to a lecture (Photo: UNDP Afghanistan) During the COVID-19 pandemic, universities...

Complement Research with Action

Four Master’s students work on increasing the participation of young migrant and refugee women in global decision making processes: an...

WFI “Waging Peace in Afghanistan”

Since the signing of the historic U.S-Taliban agreement on February 29th, efforts to formally initiate Intra-Afghan negotiations have been m

Innovating Sustainable Peace During Times of Crisis

By Mary Sturgis Our research began in December with an overview of contemporary Afghan history, with a particular focus on the role of...

Supporting Peace From a Distance

By: Elena Scott-Kakures and Andrew Linder Since writing our initial blog post, much has changed both on a global scale and within...

When Resources are Limited, Female Entrepreneurs are Resilient

Nearly six months ago, I joined seven of my classmates at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs