Operating in a world with no truth
Dear readers: This is a somewhat different post than normal. It addresses a question that’s …
Category: peace & conflict
Creating Fit-for-Purpose Peacebuilding Evaluation: Three Key Investments (guest cross-post)
The following is a cross-post from friend-of-the-blog Andrew Blum; it originally appeared on the PeaceLab2016 blog. …
How peacebuilding and opening governance can work together
I had a guest post on Global Integrity’s blog last week, based on a recent …
“Action almost never achieves its purpose.”
It’s hard to think about the new war against ISIS without being reminded of the contingent …
Is America finally talking about police militarization?
If so, then that might be a small silver lining on the tragedy in Missouri …
Strategy is as strategy does
When I was in undergrad, I took an analytical writing course that focused on war and …
Not even a title comes to mind
A few folks have asked for my take on the recent attack in Nairobi. I …
Pritchett, feedback loops, and the accountability conundrum
Last week I attended a seminar given by Lant Pritchett at the Center for Global …
Citius, Altius, Fortius: Why the Olympics are the pinnacle of civilization
Guys, I love the Olympics. Please humor me by hitting “play” on the following as …
Kony 2012: history, nuance, and advocacy’s Golden Rule
I resisted. I really tried. But here I am anyway. Writing about this campaign. If you’re …