Jurgen Brauer on the history of economic analysis of peace and conflict.

The recent riots in Paris may have come as a surprise for some, but for others the social protests are growing sign of risk, writes Dr Sadaf Lakhani.

The synergy between self-identifying peacebuilders and social innovators is of statistical value, writes economists Topher McDougal and Jelena Starcevic.

The basis to gauge an appropriate defense budget should be a rational defense strategy but not a randomly chosen economic criteria.

Gauging global arms production is not easy. When the most reliable source of data reports by company, rather than country, it’s difficult to determine globality.

A Colombian case study: territorial control is facilitated because of the difficulty of civilians to mobilise with a collective purpose.

Nonviolence has long been the hopeful narrative. We can develop a bold strategic paradigm for the future for holistic societal change.

One of the Positive Peace pillars is critically predicated upon the efficacy of a modern education system in the production and distribution of human capital in a society.

The humanitarian industry is booming and yet it is in crisis, writes Gilles Carbonnier.

The logic follows that more employment reduces conflict risk, which in turn fosters the economic environment for investment and more jobs, which further increases stability that leads to more jobs and so on. However, the potential to realise this virtuous cycle is a lot more complicated.

The economic priorities of Sudan are distorted by the conflict. Sudan is a relatively poor country that spends far more lavishly on guns than on butter. The costs of the Darfur war are a serious public policy issue and an unaffordable drain on Sudan’s resources.