Resources

The role of the security sector in COVID-19 response: An opportunity to 'build back better'?

Time to invest: how to support action on SDG16+

A community-led approach to conflict sensitivity in Myanmar

Recent political developments in Myanmar offer an unprecedented opportunity to consolidate the steps taken towards peace and democracy over the past five years.

Cooperation or competition? China and Russia in Central Asia

Ivan Campbell considers whether relations between China and Russia in Central Asia are likely to be characterised by continuing pragmatic cooperation or growing competition.

Central Asia at a crossroads

The launch of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in June 2015 highlights China's economic and strategic ambitions, and will accelerate its economic expansion into Central Asia.

Shifting geopolitics in Central Asia

President Xi Jinping's September 2013 tour of Central Asia highlighted the growing strategic importance of this region.

India's Development Cooperation

The landscape of international development is changing as rising powers – such as China, India and Brazil – increase the volume and reach of their activities in developing countries.

Promoting peace in the post-2015 framework: Brazil

Brazil has a growing influence in the global political and economic system owing to the size of its economy, its role in Latin America, and its increasingly assertive positions on international peace and security issues.

Promoting conflict sensitivity amongst donor agencies

This paper, written by members of the Conflict Sensitivity Consortium, lays out the case for a renewed focus on conflict sensitivity by donor agencies.