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S-CAR's Center for the Study of Gender and Conflict Over the past decade, gender has emerged as a core global issue for the conflict analysis and resolution field. In 2000, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325, calling for the integration of gender issues into all levels of peacebuilding practice as well as increased attention to the needs of women in conflict zones. Today, virtually all major international organizations engaged in conflict prevention and resolution incorporate gender into their projects, and a slate of international conventions, laws, and networks exist to promote attention to gender issues as key dimensions of conflict. |
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Conflict Resolution CollaborativeWhen Heidi Burgess delivered the commencement address in May of 2012, the S-CAR Community got a sneak preview of the prospects provided by stronger ties between the School and the minds behind Beyond Intractability (BI) and CR Info. With one important collaborative project already underway at that time and many more that have since kicked off, we are already seeing the exciting rewards that this collaboration has yielded. |
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Imagine All the People Living Life in PeaceArthur Romano took the floor at the 30th observance of the United Nations International Day of Peace ceremony in New York City on September 21. “The International Day of Peace is the symbolic act of bringing people together. It is easy to feel isolated when trying to build peace on this planet,” Romano said, “but we are not alone.” With five hundred students from all over the world listening to his presentation, including the familiar faces of undergraduate Conflict Analysis and Resolution students, it was clear that there are communities dedicated to building and maintaining sustainable international peace.
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Peacebuilding vs. Conflict ResolutionOn Octob er 24, 2012 Vivienne Jabri presented the 24th Annual Lynch Lecture to a large, enthusiastic audience in the auditorium of Founder’s Hall on George Mason’s Arlington campus. Dr. Jabri is Professor of International Politics and Coordinator of the Centre for the Study of Political Community at King’s College in London, and is a long-time friend of S-CAR. Those expecting her to deliver an important and controversial lecture were not disappointed. |
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Drones: Friend or Foe?Modern day warfare has altered the guidelines of war and changed the way combatants fight; conflicts have been relocated from the classic battlefield location to populated urban centers amongst the daily lives of civilians. This has a tendency to blur the boundaries between being able to differentiate civilians from hostiles in a combat environment. Drone strikes have become the modus operandi for United States strategy of fighting terrorism worldwide. By infusing billions of dollars each year into the defense budget, the United States has remained on the forefront of research, design, development, and ultimately, the deployment of high-tech military weapons. This has allowed... |
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Adeeb Yousif, S-CAR Ph.D. StudentAdeeb Yousif hails from Darfur in Sudan, and for over 14 years, has worked with grass roots and social justice movements throughout the country in trying to alleviate the plight of individuals from what he describes as “unfortunate circumstances.” In April of 2001, he co-founded the Sudan Social Development Organization (SUDO), a human rights, humanitarian relief, and development NGO that he hoped would complement the efforts of the other stakeholders working in the region. As Adeeb indicated, “most of the other NGOs did not take their services deep inside rural areas to empower local communities to demand their rights from the government,” and this was one of the... |
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Tatiana Medina, S-CAR Masters StudentTatiana Medina-Laborde is a Masters student at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) as well as a founding member and current President of the Global Problematique Working Group. Her motivation, along with other students, in forming this group was borne out of the realization that the world faced a myriad of interconnected conflicts that were not bound within borders. As such, it required the concerted efforts from all stakeholders, not just from the noted relevant ones, in trying to develop sustainable and durable programs to resolve and transform conflicts. Tatiana has been working at a multilateral organization for... |