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The National Security Strategy the peacebuilding sector hoped for vs the one the UK delivered

There was much hope within the conflict prevention community and beyond that the new UK National Security Strategy (NSS) – published last week – could be a much more comprehensive response to the international security environment, update the UK’s approach to preventing and resolving proliferating conflicts, and plug the gaps in the considerably narrower Strategic Defence Review. Alas, the gulf between the new UK NSS and this vision couldn’t be bigger.

Time for Rightsizing: Change is Coming to the UN Counterterrorism System

Diplomats at the United Nations in New York have their 2025 buzzword: “UN80.” It’s a quintessential U.N.-style acronym for the reform process to mark the 80th anniversary of the U.N. system. While it sounds like a planned and virtuous project, in reality it is a hasty restructuring to balance the books.

Open letter: NATO leaders must scale up investment in Women, Peace & Security

A Strategic Pivot is Needed for Long-term Peace and Stability in Yemen

For 20 years, the United States took a military-first approach to instability in Yemen. In that time, it has failed to produce long-term outcomes that reduce insecurity or support Yemenis to bring peace to the country.

The UK Strategic Defence Review: A risky rearmament plan

Lewis Brooks and Charlie Linney examine the UK’s recent Strategic Defence Review and argue that the SDR risks undermining global peace and security through its militarised narrative, narrow scope, and short-term thinking.

Words are not enough – action is needed now to stop Israel’s siege of Gaza

Israel’s allies are finally speaking up against the intolerable suffering Israel is inflicting on the people of Gaza. But strong statements are not enough. It is beyond time for states to end military and security cooperation with Israel and take concrete measures to inhibit Israel’s capacity to commit crimes against the populations of Gaza and the West Bank.

Stick or twist: Is peace enforcement part of the UN’s future?

The United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Ministerial in May 2025 will serve as a high-level political forum for Member States to discuss the future of peacekeeping. 

World leaders must act to end Israel’s unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory

Thirty civil society organisations, including Saferworld, call for global leaders to uphold the International Court of Justice's findings that Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory is unlawful.

Power, people and peace: reflections from the 2025 People Power Conference

In April, Saferworld joined activists and peacebuilders in Copenhagen for the People Power Conference – a space for dialogue, solidarity and collective action. Sara Torrelles Vives, Civil Society Partnerships and Learning Adviser shares her reflections.