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	March 02, 2018 Businesses Contribute to Data Revolution for Peace Business & Governance, Good Governance A new study shows how public-private partnerships can contribute to the data revolution, called for by the UN Secretary-General, to strengthen the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Role of the Private Sector in Support of Reporting Under SDG 16 explores how businesses can... more
	March 01, 2018 International Elections and Leaders: March 2018 Update Political Forecasting, REIGN DATASET: International Elections and Leaders The March 2018 REIGN update reflect the most recent political events, such as coups, world elections, and changes in political leadership. OEFR provides monthly election coverage and tracks leadership changes in a series of updates called “International Elections and Leaders.”
	February 21, 2018 Countering Violent Conflict: Peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of Congo Political Conflict In November 2012, troops from the M23 rebel group marched into the city of Goma, in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN gave peacekeepers the mandate to take more offensive action to protect civilians. Within weeks the most powerful rebel group in the area had fallen apart and fled the country, and a new, more aggressive model of peacekeeping was ushered in. This model has... more
	February 05, 2018 International Elections and Leaders: February 2018 Update REIGN DATASET: International Elections and Leaders The REIGN Dataset (Rulers, Elections, and Irregular Governance) covers political conditions in every country, each and every month. We update the dataset monthly to reflect the most recent political events, such as coups, world elections, and changes in political leadership. We provide monthly election coverage and track... more
	December 28, 2017 International Elections and Leaders: January 2018 Update REIGN DATASET: International Elections and Leaders The final month of 2017 brought notable political developments to nearly every region. Elections will bring new political parties to power in Chile and Nepal.
	December 12, 2017 Governance's Relationship Between State and Society Good governance can thwart the conditions that give rise to armed conflict and provide the tools needed to mitigate disputes before they degenerate into war. The challenge of preventing war depends upon the strength of institutions and governance. If the capacities and qualities of governance can be improved, a better and more peaceful future awaits.
	November 30, 2017 International Elections and Leaders: December 2017 Update REIGN DATASET: International Elections and Leaders The month of November, in addition to the coup against Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe, saw significant political change in several countries.
	November 28, 2017 OEF Research, Pangoal Institution, and OP Jindal University will jointly host a workshop on the role of non-Western and Global South actors in transforming global governance. On 8 December 2017, OEF Research, Pangoal Institution, and OP Jindal University will jointly host a workshop at Pangoal Institution in Beijing on the role of non-Western and Global South actors in transforming global governance. In an increasingly regionalized, pluralist, and decentralized world, new and emerging threats are requiring new systems to address.

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