This paper develops a model of conflict resolution over scarce water in a trans-boundary river. In our model, we consider countries that are located along a river and made a military investment. Given these investments and their location along the river, they sequentially bargain over the...

This report reflects the outcomes and findings of the International Association for Political Science Students(IAPSS) - UN75 Dialogue on Youth, Peace & Development in Africa hosted on the Saturday, 12 September 2020. Participants of the dialogue attended from various regions on the continent and...

Elections are the centerpiece of efforts to rehabilitate countries devastated by civil conflict, and they are held increasingly often and early. We argue that the inability of postconflict politicians to commit credibly to respect peace and democracy implies that elections will inflame tensions...

After Israel and the US entered their free trade agreement in 1985, the parties realized that this FTA could be leveraged to support regional peace by fostering economic cooperation between Israel and its neighbors. The idea was to allow goods produced in certain industrial zones, which resulted...

In a recent edition of Economic Affairs, Edwin van de Haar provides evidence against the thesis that trade fosters peace. However, I argue his description of the “trade-fosters-peace” thesis as insufficiently precise is incorrect. By its nature, we must use probabilistic language....

The Article 2 (3) of the United Nations Charter states all members shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered. Both intercultural communication and diplomacy skills cover the various...

The aim of this article is to analyze some of the practices developed during the peace process between Colombia’s government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla from the perspective of two negotiation models. There is a common distinction between the two approaches to...

United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) Women, Peace and Security agenda created an optimism among feminist scholars, although some of the scholars approached cautiously and criticized the agenda for being an instrument for the UNSC to broaden its authority and power. This paper is in line...