Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity

Since 2005, the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity, established at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars by then Director Howard Wolpe, promotes holistic and sustainable approaches to international conflict resolution, prevention and post-conflict recovery. Read more.

The Latest from the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity

Webs of Conflict and Pathways to Peace in the Horn of Africa: A New Approach?

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February 29, 2012 // 10:00am11:30am
The Horn of Africa is one of the world’s most conflicted regions, experiencing over 200 armed conflicts since 1990. In response to this on-going crisis, the Wilson Center’s Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity established a Horn of Africa Steering Committee in 2010 that focused on developing a set of recommendations for a regional US policy framework for the Horn. more

Securing Development and Peace in the Niger Delta: A Social and Conflict Analysis for Change

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Jan 26, 2012
Few regions in the world have been as unfortunate as Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta. The delta’s abundant natural wealth stands in stark contrast to its palpable underdevelopment. The oil sector accounts for approximately 95 percent of Nigeria’s export earnings and over 80 percent of federal government revenue, but for nearly two decades the delta has been mired in conflict and violence that threatens human security and the national economy. more

Pathways to Peace in the Horn of Africa: What Role for the US?

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Jan 18, 2012
It is time for the U.S. government to make conflict resolution and building peace its number one priority in the Horn of Africa. More than any other factor, armed conflict undermines progress on a variety of fronts. The U.S. should therefore adopt a multi-dimensional peacebuilding strategy in the region. more

Horn of Africa: Webs of Conflict and Pathways to Peace

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Jan 18, 2012
Measured by almost any criteria, in recent decades the Horn of Africa has been one of the world’s most conflicted regions, experiencing over 200 armed conflicts since 1990.This paper suggests that viewing the Horn through a conflict resolution and peacebuilding lens is essential for developing new, comprehensive and integrated policy approaches in the region. more
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Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict

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December 08, 2011 // 12:00pm1:30pm
Authors Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan discuss their new book, Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict where they argue that nonviolent campaigns have been more successful than armed campaigns in achieving ultimate goals in political struggles, even when used against similar opponents and in the face of repression. more
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  • Steve McDonald // Director, Africa Program and Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
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