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Addressing Religion in Conflict: Insights and Case Studies from Myanmar
This publication captures and highlights the learning points and good practices of selected peacebuilding approaches to interfaith tensions in Myanmar following the outbreaks of violence in 2012. Key insights are drawn from research on three case studies: the Flower Speech Campaign by Panzagar, the Local Resilience for Peace-program by Mercy Corps, and the Religion and Rule of Law Training by the Institute for Global Engagement.
Marco Martini received the ETH Medal for his doctoral thesis
On 18 January 2019, Marco Martini was awarded the ETH Medal for his doctoral thesis on "The Logic of Escalation. Investigating the Role of Stakes in Trade Disputes as a Lens to Conflict Processes". Marco is currently working as a Postdoc at Princeton University.
The CSS at the 2019 World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting brings together global leaders from governments, companies, science and international organizations as well as societal actors. Three members of the CSS attended this year’s WEF in Davos. While Myriam Dunn Cavelty and Matteo Bonfanti joined discussions on different aspects of cyber security, Sophie Fischer presented on the the global political implications of Artificial Intelligence
The Use of Smart Pressure to Resolve Civil Wars
In this new CSS Policy Perspective Allard Duursma argues that pressure to end conflicts should be used carefully, and only in certain situations. What Duursma calls smart pressure entails the use of pressure from the chief mediator only once the conflict parties have reached a point where they can accept the final outlines of a resolution.