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Constitutional Issues in the Afghan Peace Negotiations: Process and Substance

In September, Afghanistan and the Taliban began conducting peace negotiations to plan a road map for the country’s future after the withdrawal of United States forces. A key challenge for this process is the status of Afghanistan’s current constitution. This report, published by the United States Institute of Peace in partnership with CIC, explores some of the constitutional questions that are likely to arise in the course of the negotiations and provides suggestions for how the peace process might resolve them.

 

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Nov 16, 2020
Barnett Rubin
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Remembering Dr. Subinay Nandy

We are very saddened by the death of our dear friend and colleague Dr. Subinay Nandy, who passed away peacefully in New York on November 7, 2020. He had been a Visiting Scholar at the Center on International Cooperation since 2018, advising our program on humanitarian crises and the links with development and peacebuilding.

 

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Nov 10, 2020
Humanitarian Crises
Humanitarian Crises

COVID-19, Election Governance, and Preventing Electoral Violence

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a global impact on the conduct of elections. Governments and electoral authorities have responded with innovative practices—but the challenges have also revealed gaps and weaknesses. Lessons from COVID-19 can help with preparedness for future challenges, such as holding elections in the wake of natural disasters or in highly polarized contexts. This joint analysis from CIC and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance examines how countries are handling elections during the pandemic, and explores options for ensuring good election governance and preventing electoral violence.

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Nov 02, 2020
Sarah Cliffe
Nendirmwa Noel, Kevin Casas-Zamora
Crises, Global Governance, Humanitarian Crises, Rule of Law
Humanitarian Crises, Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies

Perspectives on a Pandemic: COVID-19 Analysis from CIC

CIC staff, fellows, and partners are working to shed light on the intersections between the global coronavirus pandemic and the issues we study, from the future of multilateralism and the global humanitarian response to the ongoing work of building peaceful, just and inclusive societies. This is a regularly updated collection of our articles, blog posts, and policy papers on COVID-19.

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Nov 02, 2020
2030 Agenda, Afghanistan, Crises, Global Governance, Humanitarian Crises
Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project, Congo Research Group, Humanitarian Crises, Multilateral Reform, Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies , Prevention and Peacebuilding

Data for Peacebuilding and Prevention Ecosystem Mapping: The State of Play and the Path to Creating a Community of Practice

How can cutting-edge approaches to data—like advanced data science methods, quantitative methods, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and natural language processing (NLP)—help inform peacebuilding and conflict prevention? This report from CIC’s new Data for Peacebuilding and Prevention initiative maps and analyzes the existing global ecosystem in the field and lays out recommendations to grow the field effectively.

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Oct 27, 2020
Branka Panic
Crises, Fragile States, Peace Operations, United Nations
Prevention and Peacebuilding

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