April 2025: What we’re telling Congress about peacebuilding
This email series highlights voices of peace from around the world, to help you find yours. This month’s Voice of Peace is Mike Jobbins, Search’s Vice President of Global Affairs and Partnerships. Hear more from Mike about how Search is advocating for peace. Recently I had the opportunity to submit…
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Peace Isn’t Made on Paper
Peace doesn’t happen in conference rooms. It’s not built with signatures on treaties. It doesn’t live in legal agreements or policy documents. Real peace—the kind that lasts—happens in the everyday. It’s in the moments where neighbors show up for one another, where former enemies share a meal, where people choose…
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Turning Conflict into Progress in Divided Times: Five Keys to Effective Peacebuilding
Keynote: Shamil Idriss, Turning Conflict into Progress in Our Divided Times | SXSW EDU 2025, Austin, TX. Our world faces record-high political polarization. This isn’t just disagreement—it’s seeing others as existential threats, which often leads to violence. But conflict itself isn’t inherently destructive. Like friction, conflict is natural and inevitable—violence…
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A 101-Year Old Border Dispute is Finally Over
A century-old conflict finally resolved. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have signed a historic agreement, proving that peace isn’t just a dream—it’s possible through persistence and dialogue. Behind the scenes, activists, journalists, and everyday people worked tirelessly to build trust and create change. In a world often divided, moments like this remind us…
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March 2025: Supporting frontline peacebuilders
This email series highlights voices of peace from around the world, to help you find yours. This month’s Voice of Peace is Anaïs Caput, Search’s strategy and design senior specialist. If you were to ask what impresses me most about Search, my answer today would be the same as in…
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Taking a Stand without Taking a Side: Why Multipartiality is Essential for Peacebuilding
With conflicts all over the world dominating the headlines and social media, it’s easy to feel pressured to take a side. Yet, the notion that we must pick a camp—“you’re either with us or against us”—is not the path to peace. True, lasting peace emerges when we step away from…
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“SHE – The Peacebuilder” – Women Inclusion in Transforming Violent Extremism
Search for Common Ground, in collaboration with Aurat Foundation (AF) and Kadam Communications and Consultants (KCC), started implementing the project “SHE – The Peacebuilder” – Women Inclusion in Transforming Violent Extremism in September 2021. This 36-month project aims to enhance women’s role and influence in peacebuilding and transforming violent extremism…
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Government-Community Leaders Dialogues to Reduce Tension in Central Asia: Phase III
The project Government-Community Leaders Dialogues to Reduce Tension in Central Asia: Phase III, supported by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), was a 25-month project, implemented between May 2022 and June 2024, which aimed to strengthen collaboration at the interstate and intrastate levels to enable effective and innovative responses…
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New Year, New Paths to Peace: What’s In & Out for 2025
As the new year begins, the promise of a fresh start invites us to reflect on how we can make meaningful changes in our lives and communities. At Search for Common Ground, we believe that every new year brings an opportunity to deepen our commitment to resolving conflicts peacefully and…
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New Year, New Paths to Peace
As the new year begins, the promise of a fresh start invites us to reflect on how we can make meaningful changes in our lives and our communities. At Search for Common Ground, we believe that every new year brings an opportunity to deepen our commitment to resolving conflicts peacefully…
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