World Peace Foundation
@worldpeacefdtn.bsky.social
Est. 1910 | Affiliated with The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University | Research for non-violent futures
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“Could see the blood on the ground from space”
In this @vox.com's Today, Explained clip, Alex de Waal describes the massacres by the RSF in El Fasher, #Sudan —shelling, attacks on hospitals, executions & sexual violence carried out & filmed by paramilitary fighters.
Listen at the link in our bio
In this @vox.com's Today, Explained clip, Alex de Waal describes the massacres by the RSF in El Fasher, #Sudan —shelling, attacks on hospitals, executions & sexual violence carried out & filmed by paramilitary fighters.
Listen at the link in our bio
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Before standardized systems for classifying #famine existed, early hunger maps offered a way to visualize food insecurity. Mapping hunger has served both to mobilize public compassion and to exert control, shaping how famine is understood, addressed & remembered.
Read more here: shorturl.at/iW1ep
Read more here: shorturl.at/iW1ep
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Before standardized systems for classifying #famine existed, early hunger maps offered a way to visualize food insecurity. Mapping hunger has served both to mobilize public compassion and to exert control, shaping how famine is understood, addressed & remembered.
Read more here: shorturl.at/iW1ep
Read more here: shorturl.at/iW1ep
Join us! We’re hiring a Research Program Lead – Future of Peace.
If you’re passionate about global policy research & advancing peace, this role offers an exciting platform to shape the future of conflict resolution & international cooperation.
Apply: jobs.tufts.edu/jobs/22456?l...
If you’re passionate about global policy research & advancing peace, this role offers an exciting platform to shape the future of conflict resolution & international cooperation.
Apply: jobs.tufts.edu/jobs/22456?l...
November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Join us! We’re hiring a Research Program Lead – Future of Peace.
If you’re passionate about global policy research & advancing peace, this role offers an exciting platform to shape the future of conflict resolution & international cooperation.
Apply: jobs.tufts.edu/jobs/22456?l...
If you’re passionate about global policy research & advancing peace, this role offers an exciting platform to shape the future of conflict resolution & international cooperation.
Apply: jobs.tufts.edu/jobs/22456?l...
We’re proud to sponsor “A Conference on Academic Freedom on the U.S. Campus,” happening tomorrow!
Scholars & practitioners will explore how academic freedom intersects with climate research, humanitarianism, Israel/Palestine, and race and colonialism
Register here: tinyurl.com/TuftsAFConfe...
Scholars & practitioners will explore how academic freedom intersects with climate research, humanitarianism, Israel/Palestine, and race and colonialism
Register here: tinyurl.com/TuftsAFConfe...
October 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
We’re proud to sponsor “A Conference on Academic Freedom on the U.S. Campus,” happening tomorrow!
Scholars & practitioners will explore how academic freedom intersects with climate research, humanitarianism, Israel/Palestine, and race and colonialism
Register here: tinyurl.com/TuftsAFConfe...
Scholars & practitioners will explore how academic freedom intersects with climate research, humanitarianism, Israel/Palestine, and race and colonialism
Register here: tinyurl.com/TuftsAFConfe...
This week, we’re sharing an episode from our friends at The Context Podcast.
Political scientist Deva Woodly joins host Alex Lovit to explore why social movements are essential to American democracy—especially in moments of crisis.
🎧 Link in bio!
#Democracy #SocialMovements #Podcast
Political scientist Deva Woodly joins host Alex Lovit to explore why social movements are essential to American democracy—especially in moments of crisis.
🎧 Link in bio!
#Democracy #SocialMovements #Podcast
October 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
This week, we’re sharing an episode from our friends at The Context Podcast.
Political scientist Deva Woodly joins host Alex Lovit to explore why social movements are essential to American democracy—especially in moments of crisis.
🎧 Link in bio!
#Democracy #SocialMovements #Podcast
Political scientist Deva Woodly joins host Alex Lovit to explore why social movements are essential to American democracy—especially in moments of crisis.
🎧 Link in bio!
#Democracy #SocialMovements #Podcast
WPF is proud to support student initiatives like the Decolonizing International Relations Conference. We invite you to attend this conference either in-person or virtually to challenge traditional hierachies of knowledge production in order to center marginalized voices.
shorturl.at/bQ663
shorturl.at/bQ663
October 16, 2025 at 2:37 PM
WPF is proud to support student initiatives like the Decolonizing International Relations Conference. We invite you to attend this conference either in-person or virtually to challenge traditional hierachies of knowledge production in order to center marginalized voices.
shorturl.at/bQ663
shorturl.at/bQ663
At the Conference on Academic Freedom on the US Campus, speakers will discuss the history of #academicfreedom, current interpretations, recent developments, challenges, and reactions to these infringements in a variety of academic disciplines.
Register here: shorturl.at/tKjQV
Register here: shorturl.at/tKjQV
October 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
At the Conference on Academic Freedom on the US Campus, speakers will discuss the history of #academicfreedom, current interpretations, recent developments, challenges, and reactions to these infringements in a variety of academic disciplines.
Register here: shorturl.at/tKjQV
Register here: shorturl.at/tKjQV
In conversation with @democracynow.org, Alex de Waal explores the #famines in #Gaza and #Sudan — crises fueled by siege, obstruction, and the deliberate denial of aid. Famine doesn’t just happen. It is politically caused, sustained, and can be stopped
Watch more here www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BOQ...
Watch more here www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BOQ...
October 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
In conversation with @democracynow.org, Alex de Waal explores the #famines in #Gaza and #Sudan — crises fueled by siege, obstruction, and the deliberate denial of aid. Famine doesn’t just happen. It is politically caused, sustained, and can be stopped
Watch more here www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BOQ...
Watch more here www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BOQ...
#Nuclear politics in the #MiddleEast are often framed as chaotic & exceptional. But @esoubrier.bsky.social argues that the MENA region is actively engaging in the redefinition of nuclear politics & what responsible, inclusive & sustainable security might look like
Read more here: shorturl.at/c1scE
Read more here: shorturl.at/c1scE
October 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
#Nuclear politics in the #MiddleEast are often framed as chaotic & exceptional. But @esoubrier.bsky.social argues that the MENA region is actively engaging in the redefinition of nuclear politics & what responsible, inclusive & sustainable security might look like
Read more here: shorturl.at/c1scE
Read more here: shorturl.at/c1scE
Yale Professor, Catherine Panter-Brick describes how trauma is passed down through generations. Listen to the full story on how we can create Peaceful Childhoods in Episode 4 of Disrupting Peace. Link in bio. #GenerationalTrauma #Epigenetics #PeaceBuilding #PodcastClip #SocialChange #DidYouKnow
October 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Yale Professor, Catherine Panter-Brick describes how trauma is passed down through generations. Listen to the full story on how we can create Peaceful Childhoods in Episode 4 of Disrupting Peace. Link in bio. #GenerationalTrauma #Epigenetics #PeaceBuilding #PodcastClip #SocialChange #DidYouKnow
Happening this Monday: Our very own, Bridget Conley will be leading a discussion on "Why Societies Commit Genocide: A Comparative Perspective".
Please join us Monday, October 6th @ the Fares Center, 2-1pm.
Please join us Monday, October 6th @ the Fares Center, 2-1pm.
October 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Happening this Monday: Our very own, Bridget Conley will be leading a discussion on "Why Societies Commit Genocide: A Comparative Perspective".
Please join us Monday, October 6th @ the Fares Center, 2-1pm.
Please join us Monday, October 6th @ the Fares Center, 2-1pm.
#Corruption in the #armstrade is engineered to protect state power & corporate interests. To combat this, we don't need more fines or imprisonment but new frameworks that create #justice through #transparency & collective power to break down structures of harm.
Read more here: shorturl.at/2Kroo
Read more here: shorturl.at/2Kroo
October 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
#Corruption in the #armstrade is engineered to protect state power & corporate interests. To combat this, we don't need more fines or imprisonment but new frameworks that create #justice through #transparency & collective power to break down structures of harm.
Read more here: shorturl.at/2Kroo
Read more here: shorturl.at/2Kroo
#Sudan goes mostly unnoticed in the US, even though millions of people are being brutalized, murdered, raped, or displaced.
On History As It Happens, Alex de Waal explains why peace and justice are distant possibilities in Sudan's third civil war since independence
Listen here: shorturl.at/eou39
On History As It Happens, Alex de Waal explains why peace and justice are distant possibilities in Sudan's third civil war since independence
Listen here: shorturl.at/eou39
October 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
#Sudan goes mostly unnoticed in the US, even though millions of people are being brutalized, murdered, raped, or displaced.
On History As It Happens, Alex de Waal explains why peace and justice are distant possibilities in Sudan's third civil war since independence
Listen here: shorturl.at/eou39
On History As It Happens, Alex de Waal explains why peace and justice are distant possibilities in Sudan's third civil war since independence
Listen here: shorturl.at/eou39
How does violence affect children—not just today, but for generations?
In this week's episode, we speak with Dr. Panter-Brick (Yale) & Dr. Bissell (Harvard/UNICEF) about the science of intergenerational trauma, resilience & creating peaceful childhoods.
Listen now [link in bio]!
#ECD
In this week's episode, we speak with Dr. Panter-Brick (Yale) & Dr. Bissell (Harvard/UNICEF) about the science of intergenerational trauma, resilience & creating peaceful childhoods.
Listen now [link in bio]!
#ECD
September 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
How does violence affect children—not just today, but for generations?
In this week's episode, we speak with Dr. Panter-Brick (Yale) & Dr. Bissell (Harvard/UNICEF) about the science of intergenerational trauma, resilience & creating peaceful childhoods.
Listen now [link in bio]!
#ECD
In this week's episode, we speak with Dr. Panter-Brick (Yale) & Dr. Bissell (Harvard/UNICEF) about the science of intergenerational trauma, resilience & creating peaceful childhoods.
Listen now [link in bio]!
#ECD
Pervasive waste, corruption, and lax oversight have become integral to military procurement and the #armstrade. The system rewards failure and obscures #accountability.
Read more from @armstradect.bsky.social to learn about the importance of #transparency in defense spending: shorturl.at/ERxh0
Read more from @armstradect.bsky.social to learn about the importance of #transparency in defense spending: shorturl.at/ERxh0
September 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Pervasive waste, corruption, and lax oversight have become integral to military procurement and the #armstrade. The system rewards failure and obscures #accountability.
Read more from @armstradect.bsky.social to learn about the importance of #transparency in defense spending: shorturl.at/ERxh0
Read more from @armstradect.bsky.social to learn about the importance of #transparency in defense spending: shorturl.at/ERxh0
We're asking how Gen Z really feels about democracy in Episode 3 of Disrupting Peace. Join us for an insightful conversation with two very accomplished Gen Z-ers.
Listen to S3, E3 of Disrupting Peace on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podlink.
#genz #podcast #DemocracyInAction
Listen to S3, E3 of Disrupting Peace on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podlink.
#genz #podcast #DemocracyInAction
September 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We're asking how Gen Z really feels about democracy in Episode 3 of Disrupting Peace. Join us for an insightful conversation with two very accomplished Gen Z-ers.
Listen to S3, E3 of Disrupting Peace on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podlink.
#genz #podcast #DemocracyInAction
Listen to S3, E3 of Disrupting Peace on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podlink.
#genz #podcast #DemocracyInAction
The erasure of #famines & the dehumanization of their victims are trademarks of famine denialism—both currently & historically. Executive Director Alex de Waal spoke on this in his keynote address for @peninternational.bsky.social
Watch a clip below or the full keynote here: youtu.be/8rawNqiCO0s
Watch a clip below or the full keynote here: youtu.be/8rawNqiCO0s
September 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The erasure of #famines & the dehumanization of their victims are trademarks of famine denialism—both currently & historically. Executive Director Alex de Waal spoke on this in his keynote address for @peninternational.bsky.social
Watch a clip below or the full keynote here: youtu.be/8rawNqiCO0s
Watch a clip below or the full keynote here: youtu.be/8rawNqiCO0s
In our report with the @armstradect.bsky.social on #corruption and the #armstrade, Rhona Michie reveals how the arms trade industry is designed with secrecy, prestige, profit and national security to protect the corrupt. Yet real people bear the cost.
Read more here: shorturl.at/m4WFV
Read more here: shorturl.at/m4WFV
September 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
In our report with the @armstradect.bsky.social on #corruption and the #armstrade, Rhona Michie reveals how the arms trade industry is designed with secrecy, prestige, profit and national security to protect the corrupt. Yet real people bear the cost.
Read more here: shorturl.at/m4WFV
Read more here: shorturl.at/m4WFV
Alex de Waal reflects on powerful images revealed in our joint report with @forensicarchi.bsky.social. The findings expose how Israel’s militarization of aid in #Gaza has turned relief into a weapon, causing casualties & stripping people of their humanity
Read more here: shorturl.at/xcnxp
Read more here: shorturl.at/xcnxp
September 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Alex de Waal reflects on powerful images revealed in our joint report with @forensicarchi.bsky.social. The findings expose how Israel’s militarization of aid in #Gaza has turned relief into a weapon, causing casualties & stripping people of their humanity
Read more here: shorturl.at/xcnxp
Read more here: shorturl.at/xcnxp
Disrupting Peace: E1, S3 is officially out!
We dive into why listening is vital to creating peace:
🔹 Practical ways “generous” listening builds peace
🔹 Having difficult conversations, instead of violent reactions
🔹 How everyday interactions can spark structural change
#peacebuilding #podcast
We dive into why listening is vital to creating peace:
🔹 Practical ways “generous” listening builds peace
🔹 Having difficult conversations, instead of violent reactions
🔹 How everyday interactions can spark structural change
#peacebuilding #podcast
September 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Disrupting Peace: E1, S3 is officially out!
We dive into why listening is vital to creating peace:
🔹 Practical ways “generous” listening builds peace
🔹 Having difficult conversations, instead of violent reactions
🔹 How everyday interactions can spark structural change
#peacebuilding #podcast
We dive into why listening is vital to creating peace:
🔹 Practical ways “generous” listening builds peace
🔹 Having difficult conversations, instead of violent reactions
🔹 How everyday interactions can spark structural change
#peacebuilding #podcast
Trailer of Season 3 of #DisruptingPeace is here! This season, we explore how everyday people—not just policymakers or armed leaders—can take steps toward building #peace at home and around the world.
August 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Trailer of Season 3 of #DisruptingPeace is here! This season, we explore how everyday people—not just policymakers or armed leaders—can take steps toward building #peace at home and around the world.
In its most recent newsletter, the @forumarmstrade.bsky.social highlighted our new report in partnership with the @armstradect.bsky.social amongst other publications and commentary on the #armstrade, #security assistance, and #weapons use.
Sign-up for their newsletter here: shorturl.at/xJmQT
Sign-up for their newsletter here: shorturl.at/xJmQT
August 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
In its most recent newsletter, the @forumarmstrade.bsky.social highlighted our new report in partnership with the @armstradect.bsky.social amongst other publications and commentary on the #armstrade, #security assistance, and #weapons use.
Sign-up for their newsletter here: shorturl.at/xJmQT
Sign-up for their newsletter here: shorturl.at/xJmQT
World War II saw the greatest spike in the number of episodes of #famine & #massstarvation in history. The Nazis’ starvation of the Jews in the Polish ghettos occupies a special place in this chapter of famine history.
Read more on the famine crimes in the Warsaw & Łódź ghettos: shorturl.at/ADjVM
Read more on the famine crimes in the Warsaw & Łódź ghettos: shorturl.at/ADjVM
August 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
World War II saw the greatest spike in the number of episodes of #famine & #massstarvation in history. The Nazis’ starvation of the Jews in the Polish ghettos occupies a special place in this chapter of famine history.
Read more on the famine crimes in the Warsaw & Łódź ghettos: shorturl.at/ADjVM
Read more on the famine crimes in the Warsaw & Łódź ghettos: shorturl.at/ADjVM
A new report from WPF & @armstradect.bsky.social analyzes 59 cases across 63 countries over 45 years, uncovering recurring patterns—state capture, wasteful projects, global expansion, and legal loopholes—that allow #corruption in the #armstrade to thrive.
Read: shorturl.at/zw7l1
Read: shorturl.at/zw7l1
August 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
A new report from WPF & @armstradect.bsky.social analyzes 59 cases across 63 countries over 45 years, uncovering recurring patterns—state capture, wasteful projects, global expansion, and legal loopholes—that allow #corruption in the #armstrade to thrive.
Read: shorturl.at/zw7l1
Read: shorturl.at/zw7l1
#Parole termination should be a right for those who’ve shown sustained commitment to rebuilding their lives. Reentry is lifelong. Prolonged surveillance is harmful, costly, and unjust.
Learn more: worldpeacefoundation.org/publication/...
Learn more: worldpeacefoundation.org/publication/...
August 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
#Parole termination should be a right for those who’ve shown sustained commitment to rebuilding their lives. Reentry is lifelong. Prolonged surveillance is harmful, costly, and unjust.
Learn more: worldpeacefoundation.org/publication/...
Learn more: worldpeacefoundation.org/publication/...