Nairobi has established a reputation as a regional diplomatic hub, hosting and/or leading peace processes for countries across the region with its model of presidentialised mediation
Using the human security and bottom-up peacebuilding frameworks, to analyse the Kenyan state’s response to recent youth-led protests, examining the impact of securitisation of the protests on peace and stability, and recommending actions that may engender the re-imagining of state-youth engagement for a better Kenya
Identifying the underlying causes of the Kenya-Ethiopia, specifically Turkana (Kenya), Hamer, Dassanech, and Nyangatom cross-border resource-based pastoralist conflicts and examining the peacebuilding approaches applied
This edition of Conflict Trends begins with an article written by Abraham Ename Minko about United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reforms. The article discusses the reasons advanced by Africa for
From 1-3 October 2025, Nairobi will host the IRSK conference under the theme Enhancing COMESA’s Strategic Positioning and Resilience in the Evolving Global Order
This edition of Conflict Trends begins with an article from Regina M. Mwendwa and Jescah A. Otieno who have written about the use of hard tactics in the informal settlements
Violent extremism has become a worldwide epidemic and has received increased focus in policy research and scholarship in recent years. Governments, Kenya included, have heavily invested in hard-line approaches to
This month’s issue of the Monitor begins with a piece by Katharine Bebington highlighting some key outcomes from the recently concluded 44th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and
Kenyan youth protest against political exclusion, poverty, inequalities, and unemployment.
The duration, nature, and potency of horizontal inequalities are vital in comprehending conflict dynamics manifesting in societies.