Conflict Prevention under Pressure
With governments around the world seeking to reduce their foreign aid budgets, and at a time of increasing global crises, those involved in conflict prevention are having to do more with less. A lack of resources will necessitate strict strategic decisions about which interventions to prioritize, Julia Cournoyer, Leena Badri and Marion Messmer note in their research paper for
Chatham House. They analyse real world case studies from Europe, Asia and Africa to assess the relative advantages of the most common conflict prevention interventions, to help policymakers navigate the new global context. They also identify three trends shaping contemporary and future conflicts - the impact of climate change, the ‘geopoliticization’ of conflict and the proliferation of technological advancements - and examine their likely impact on both the causes of instability and the effectiveness of conflict prevention.
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