OEF’s Dr. Conor Seyle in Foreign Affairs: "Absence of government doesn't necessarily mean absence of public goods, or systems that resolve collective needs and issues. In Somalia, Somali society has been able to fill some gaps left by the absence of state institutions."

As was highlighted during the One Earth Future Forum 2015, engaging more women in the conversation is fundamental for achieving peace.

Is a world without war possible in the 21st century? A foundation focused on empirically-based, forward-looking initiatives aimed at improving systems that prevent armed conflict, today opens its second One Earth Future Forum, which convenes the world’s foremost thought leaders on global security.

OEF Research and Institute for Inclusive Security are on a mission to find out what impact National Action Plans have had, if any, in implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1325.

Discussions about peace have tended toward idealism or theory, but it can be talked about as the subject of scientific inquiry.

This is the second in our series focusing on the impact of National Action Plans for women, peace, and security.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud recently published an op-ed crediting the Secure Fisheries report, Securing Somali Fisheries, with highlighting the extent of foreign fishing in Somalia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud describes in this op-ed how Somalia has made strides in marine management over the past 18 months.

Absence of government doesn’t necessarily mean absence of public goods, or systems that resolve collective needs and issues. Somali society has been able to fill some gaps left by the absence of state institutions.

The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize represents a first in the history of the Nobel Committee.

“As is often the case in war, truth is a casualty... Yet an accurate count of the dead is fundamental.”

Sustainable Development Goal 16 on peaceful and inclusive socieites has drawn some criticism, but here’s why many of those concerns are overstated.

Somali diaspora are eager to embrace the growing Somali private sector, and continue to look for new and innovative ways to invest in their country of origin.

Beyond China’s massive contribution to UN peacekeeping troops and the global peacekeeping budget, how will their increased role affect the nature of peacekeeping itself?

Securing Somali Fisheries is a comprehensive assessment of the domestic fisheries in the Somali region, the amount of foreign fishing in Somali waters, and the sustainability and economic conditions of those fisheries.