Colombia War-Crime Prisoners Face Past, Plan Future

Written By: Aubrey Cox Ottenstein and Maria Antonia Montes

Colombia’s Imperfect Peace Could Provide a Roadmap for Afghanistan

Written By: Belquis Ahmadi and Maria Antonia Montes

Nicaragua Crackdown on Religious Actors Further Imperils Return to Democracy

Written By: Maria Antonia Montes and Savarni Sanka

In Venezuela, Nonviolent Action Is Key to a Negotiated Democratic Transition

Written By: Dr. Consuelo Amat, Dr. Matthew Cebul and Maria Antonia Montes

What Role Can Nonviolent Social Movements Play in Peace Talks?

Written By: Margherita Belgioioso, Ph.D.; Matthew D. Cebul, Ph.D.; Véronique Dudouet, Ph.D.; Maria Antonia Montes; Bryan Sims, Ph.D.

After a Year of Taliban Rule, Advances for Afghan Women and Youth Have All but Evaporated

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Matthew Parkes

Amid Peace Talks, Afghan Women’s Rights Hang in the Balance

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Pamela Aall

Breaking Down Barriers for Women and Youth in Afghanistan
By: Belquis Ahmadi; Wagma Yameen Zia

Can the Taliban’s Brazen Assault on Afghan Women Be Stopped?

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Kate Bateman; Andrew Watkins; Scott Worden

Does the ICC’s Request for Warrants Against the Taliban’s Leaders Matter?

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Lauren Baillie; Scott Worden

Failure to Protect: The Taliban’s Reversal of Violence Against Women Protections

By: Belquis Ahmadi

Four Ways the U.S. Can Help Prevent Mass Atrocities in Afghanistan

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Lauren Baillie; Scott Worden

How the Taliban Enables Violence Against Women

By: Belquis Ahmadi

How to Support Female Entrepreneurs in Afghanistan

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Afsana Rahimi

International Day of the Girl Is a Cruel Irony for Daughters in Afghanistan

By: Belquis Ahmadi

Intolerance of Atrocity Crimes in Ukraine Should Apply to Afghanistan

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Kate Bateman; Scott Worden

Iran’s Protests ... and the Afghan Sisters Next Door

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Palwasha L. Kakar

Mental Health and Violent Conflict: A Vicious Cycle

By: Benjamin Oestericher; Manal Taha; Belquis Ahmadi

Taking a Terrible Toll: The Taliban’s Education Ban

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Hodei Sultan

Taliban Escalate New Abuses Against Afghan Women, Girls

By: Belquis Ahmadi

Taliban’s Ban on Girls’ Education in Afghanistan

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Asma Ebadi

The Challenges Facing Afghans with Disabilities

By: Belquis Ahmadi

The Taliban Continue to Tighten Their Grip on Afghan Women and Girls

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Scott Worden

Two Years of the Taliban’s ‘Gender Apartheid’ in Afghanistan

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Scott Worden

Want more accountability for the Taliban? Give more money for human rights monitoring

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Scott Worden

What an ICC Case on Mali Means for Taliban Crimes Against Women

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Lauren Baillie; Grace Luloff

Where is Afghanistan Three Years into Taliban Rule?

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Joyana Richer; Jill Baggerman; William Byrd, Ph.D.; Scott Worden

Afghan Women Step Up in Local, National Taliban Talks

By: Belquis Ahmadi

Afghanistan: Is Peace Possible Without Justice?

By: Belquis Ahmadi

Afghanistan Talks: No Women, No Peace

By: Belquis Ahmadi

Afghans Want the Right Peace Deal, Not Just an End to Violence

By: Belquis Ahmadi

Afghans Want U.S.-Taliban Talks to Resume, But with New Approach

By: Belquis Ahmadi

Can Blinken’s Letter Jump-start the Afghan Peace Process?

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Scott Smith; Johnny Walsh; Ambassador Richard Olso

Can India Help Bring Peace to Afghanistan?

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Vikram J. Singh

Five Things to Know About the Afghan Peace Talks

By: Vikram J. Singh; Scott Smith; Scott Worden; Belquis Ahmadi; Johnny Walsh

For the Afghan Peace Process to Work, Women Must be Involved

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Marjan Nahavandi

Afghan Women Defy Violence and Vote

By: Belquis Ahmadi

Afghanistan’s Parliamentary Vote: A Canary in the Presidential Poll Mine

By: Scott Worden; Belquis Ahmadi

After Afghanistan Withdrawal: A Return to ‘Warlordism?’

By: Barmak Pazhwak; Asma Ebadi; Belquis Ahmadi

Coronavirus Complicates an Already Dire Situation for Afghan Women

By: Belquis Ahmadi

Coronavirus in Afghanistan: An Opportunity to Build Trust with the Taliban?

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Palwasha L. Kakar

Democracy Is the Afghan Government’s Best Defense Against the Taliban

By: Scott Worden; Belquis Ahmadi

Kabul School Bombing Reinforces Fears Over Post-Withdrawal Security

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Fatema Ahmadi

The Taliban’s Attacks on Pluralism Undermine Afghanistan’s Stability

By: Joyana Richer; Belquis Ahmadi

U.N. Conference Highlights Global Unity but Limited Leverage Over the Taliban

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Kate Bateman; Andrew Watkins; Scott Worden

U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan: End to an Endless War?

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Ambassador Richard Olson; Scott Worden; Johnny Walsh

What Can Make Displaced People More Vulnerable to Extremism?

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Rahmatullah Amiri; Sadaf Lakhani

Will Rising U.S.-Iran Tensions Spark Afghan Proxy War?

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Barmak Pazhwak; Michael V. Phelan

Women in Extremist Movements: Not Just Passive Victims

By: Sadaf Lakhani; Belquis Ahmadi

Afghan Youth and Extremists: Why Are Extremists’ Narratives So Appealing?

By: Belquis Ahmadi

Measuring Peace and Violent Extremism: Voices from the Afghan Village

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Eliza Urwin

Redefining Masculinity in Afghanistan

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Rafiullah Stanikzai

The Forced Return of Afghan Refugees and Implications for Stability

By: Belquis Ahmadi; Sadaf Lakhani

Synergizing Nonviolent Action and Peacebuilding

This action guide seeks to build bridges between peacebuilding and nonviolent action practitioners so that methods are used strategically and effectively on the path toward conflict transformation. It shows how dialogue, direct-action skills, and approaches can be synergized to advance justice and sustainable peace. This guide is for trainers, facilitators, and other practitioners serving the many organizers, activists, mediators, negotiators, and peacebuilders who want to learn more about how to integrate nonviolent action and peacebuilding strategies in their work.