Afghanistan is the prototype fragile state. Following decades of violent conflict, it is politically and economically unstable with weak state institutions. Afghan officials and an abundance of international actors are struggling to address the country’s signi...

The Democratic Republic of Congo has experienced one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. Since 1998 millions of people have died from war related violence, hunger and disease, and rape has become a common tool of warfare....

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict began with waves of Jewish immigration to British mandated Palestine in the early 20th century. Over the years, what many view as a zero-sum conflict has taken on many formations. At its core the conflict is an ethno-national s...