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Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Established in 2016, the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) is an independent research center that generates scholarship and engages in policy and practice on conflict mediation, humanitarian action, and post-conflict recovery in the Arab world and beyond.​

Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Established in 2016, the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies (CHS) is an independent research center that generates scholarship and engages in policy and practice on conflict mediation, humanitarian action, and post-conflict recovery in the Arab world and beyond.​

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Journal Articles

1 Jun 2022

Localisation of Humanitarian Action in War-torn Countries: The Experience of Local NGOs in Yemen

​Localisation has recently emerged as one of the most prevalent global norms shaping humanitarian reform towards more locally-led response as a corrective to power imbalances in the humanitarian system

Ghassan Elkahlout, Sansom Milton, Taha Yaseeen, Elham Raweh
Localisation of Humanitarian Action in War-torn Countries

Journal Articles

1 Mar 2022

Applications of Informal Justice for Local Conflict Resolution: The case of the Tribal Islah system (Al-Islah Al-'asha'iri)

This paper seeks to study the Tribal Islah system (Al-Islah Al-'asha'iri) as an application of informal justice in settling local disputes. It discusses the extent to which the Islah system can be an alternative to the official judicial system to resolve local conflicts within Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip....

Ghassan Elkahlout, Sultan Barakat, Wadee Al-Arabeed

Policy Briefs

28 Nov 2021

A Step-by-Step Roadmap for Action on Afghanistan: What the United Nations and International Community Can and Should Do

With the sudden Taliban takeover in August, Afghanistan now faces severe, multi-faceted, and interlocking humanitarian, economic, and political crises. As the country stands on the precipice of a major catastrophe, there is one global actor that can help the country pull back from the brink: the United Nations...

Sultan Barakat, Richard Ponzio

Journal Articles

4 Nov 2021

The Centrality of the Eastern Region in Sudan's Peace: Existing Tensions and Prevention of Escalation of Conflict

Eastern Sudan is in a critical stage, where local fault lines intersect with Horn of Africa tensions and regional and international ambitions. This study traces those fissures and their intersections in order to understand and analyze the conflict in the region. Its basic premise is that eastern Sudan represents the priority and geographical entry point in the Sudanese peace-building process, and that the establishment/strengthening of peace in this region is linked to a reciprocal relationship with the security and stability of the Horn of Africa...

Sultan Barakat, Mona Hedaya

Policy Briefs

13 Sep 2021

Afghanistan Under Renewed Taliban Rule

The collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on August 15th, 2021 and the ensuing images broadcast out of Kabul – Taliban soldiers in the Presidential Palace and scenes of desperation at Hamad Karzai International Airport – shocked the world with the speed at which the country hurtled towards chaos. In the month since, Afghanistan has become enveloped with a series of political, security, and humanitarian crises that are threatening...

Sultan Barakat
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Recent Op-eds

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Girls education in Afghanistan 14 Dec 2021
In Afghanistan, Education must Take Precedence Over Politics

Disagreements between the international community and the Taliban threaten the education of millions of Afghan children.

Sultan Barakat
Syrian Refugees camp 5 Dec 2021
From Syria.. The Application of International Standards

There are more than 6 million people whose humanity has been violated in tents over the past years inside Syria, while there are about two million in the camps of neighboring countries.....

Sultan Barakat
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