The first Northern Ireland Peace Index data show violence falling in Northern Ireland but the trust and institutions needed to sustain peace long term remain fragile.

Dr Andrew Thomson and Professor Dominic Bryan of Queen's University Belfast make the case for applying IEP’s Positive Peace framework to measure and guide peacebuilding in Northern Ireland.

In the industrial race behind an increasingly automated battlefield, China is well ahead of the US, while investment in AI applications built for peace is well behind. If most of the fighting in a ...

As the world faces a decline in peacefulness, the Global Peace Index 2025 (GPI) highlights the countries showing the way on resilience, social cohesion and effective governance. This article covers ...

Its algorithm decides what each user sees, and it’s the opacity of the Tiktok algorithm that presents the most worrying national security risk. There’s one thing we’re all getting wrong about TikTok: ...

Mexico has long struggled with organised crime, a complex issue that undermines the stability of its regions and communities. Despite efforts to curb the power of criminal organisations, the problem ...

What is the youth bulge? The Ecological Threat Report (ETR) defines the youth bulge as a large increase in the youthful percentage of a population relative to its elder percentage. A larger youth ...

The recruitment and indoctrination of youth by extremist groups are evolving rapidly, and traditional counter-extremism have struggled to keep pace, writes Cecilia Polizzi. The recruitment and ...

A new report from IEP reveals middle power influence - led by the UAE, Türkiye and Indonesia – is rising, as superpower reach has plateaued. A new report from IEP reveals middle power influence - led ...

The Institute for Economics & Peace' research program has demonstrated that efforts to build peace can and do show measurable results and lead to the successful reduction of violence and meaningful ...