The gathering provided a chance for scholars, policy-makers, practitioners, and activities to forge consensus around and identify new actions to better manage and address the root causes of protracted violent conflict worldwide. Major issue areas considered include:
i) R2P, including Prevention, Rebuilding, and Mitigating the Norm’s Abuse;
ii) Peacebuilding, Peacekeeping, Transitional Justice & Rule of Law Promotion (including UNSC Resolution 1325-Women, Peace & Security and the Responsibility to Rebuild); and
iii) Reform of the Peacebuilding Commission and International Criminal Court.
Each of the above themes was explored with a particular focus on conflict and conflict transformation in the Greater Middle East.
