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PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
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200 years of landlessness? Land inequality and the search for peace in Colombia
Land inequality has long been at the heart of rural conflict in Colombia and it is unclear if the recent agreement on the 'radical transformation of rural Colombia' between the Colombian Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) will improve the situation.
Conflict and firm dynamics: some issues and some wishes
Despite growing work on the ecoomics of conflict, the impact on firms is still unknown, even whether conflict favours or hinders firms.
How to ‘do’ economic development in conflict-affected contexts (hint: it’s about politics)
Once a conflict is over and humanitarian aid leaves, how are people fed, livelihoods secure and market access improved?
Sunlight disinfects—but beware of the shade
Free media is no guarantee of political accountability and, without a sufficiently strong institutional environment, can even lead to unintended negative consequecnces.
More pain but not gain: productive and unproductive sanctions
The recent additional sanctions against North Korea and Iran are unlikley to change these regimes' policies and could hav enegative effects if they hurt citizens rather than the powerful elite.
Focal points and fuzzy borders
We don't need to create or maintain borders against all reason; keeping borders 'fuzzy' can help make and keep peace.
Combating Blackbeard: how to reduce maritime piracy in Somalia
Piracy is a response to the incentives provided to pirates and ridding piracy will require creating incentives to disengage from piracy activities.
Can UN troops influence economic development? The case of South Sudan
The deployment of UN peacekeepers in South Sudan is associated with higher cereal production between 2008–11, suggesting peacekeeping missions can help to secure food security.
Microbial resistance
The threat of antibotics-resistant ’superbugs’ is growing, but antibiotic development in the drug industry is not keeping up.
AIDS and Migration
There have been great advances in curative and preventive interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS, but discrimination and stigmatization are still a problem, particularly for refugees and internally displaced persons.