Human Security
& Governance

Human Rights & IHL

Projects

Advancing Child Protection Through Peacekeeping

Assessing efforts to protect children and prevent the recruitment and use of child soldiers in the context of peacekeeping missions

Atrocity Prevention Study Group

Sharing knowledge and resources to strengthen policymakers’ and practitioners’ commitment and capacity to prevent atrocities around the world.

Child Soldiers

Examining the nexus between arms sales, military assistance, and the recruitment and use of child soldiers around the world

Drones

Promoting an effective, transparent, and accountable US drone policy and responsible international standards guiding drone transfers and use

Framing Gender-Responsive Leadership in UN Peace Operations

Building evidence on how to frame and foster stronger gender-responsive leadership throughout peace operations

Strengthening Human Rights

Examining how multilateral human rights commitments can best inform and influence domestic implementation

Strengthening NATO’s Ability to Protect

Building bridges between NATO stakeholders and the expert community to act on the Alliance’s ambition to protect civilians with its operations around the world

Recent Publications

Project Note

Reflections on the Work of the Atrocity Prevention Study Group in 2025

A summary of convenings focused on atrocity prevention theories, programming, projects, and research

Juliet Weis

Project Note

Ensuring Sustainable Child Protection by UN Peacekeeping Missions

Examining the role and long-term impact of UN peacekeeping on the protection of children in conflict settings

Commentary

Disarming Iran-Backed Iraqi Militias Without Addressing Syria’s Jihadis Won’t Work

Without structural solutions that address both fronts together, the region is heading toward another cycle of sectarian violence

Lawk Ghafuri

Commentary

For Now, the US Holds Off on Attacking Iran

Not bombing Iran does not mean abandoning its people

Barbara Slavin

Commentary

Turkey-Israel Rivalry in the New Syria

In seven months after Assad fell, Israel attacked Syria nearly 1000 times

Ömer Özkizilcik

Commentary

Saudi Arabia Takes Full Control of Yemen’s South

The internationally recognized government of Yemen remains in place, but the locus of decision-making has shifted to Riyadh

Fatima Abo Alasrar

Commentary

More Spasms of Violence Await the Middle East in 2026

From Iran to Yemen, Lebanon to Syria to Gaza and the West Bank, more people are likely to die from armed confrontations, humanitarian failures, and external intervention

Barbara Slavin