Juliet Webb is a junior studying anthropology with a supplementary major in peace studies. A native of both New York and Chicago, she always wanted to be an educator, and she discovered peace studies through a lucky coincidence. In this interview, she shares her impressions on studying peace, her aspirations, and...
Ebrahim Moosa, a scholar of Islam from the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs, called upon US leaders to adopt a nuanced and locally-informed strategy when working to engage…
Mohammad Omar Metwally (MGA ’19) loves to walk through historic Old Cairo at night. The crowded city of 20 million people slows down, allowing him to enjoy a view of the Nile River and think about his peacebuilding mission in the quiet streets of the place he has always called...
On October 22, 2021, Israel’s Defense Ministry categorized six Palestinian groups as “terrorist organizations.” Here, Atalia Omer, professor of religion, conflict, and peace studies at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, responds to this recent decision.
After over 20 years of supporting people affected by long-term violent conflicts, Tahir Aziz jumped at the opportunity to spend four months on the University of Notre Dame campus as the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies 2021 Alumni…
Sean Raming is a second-year peace studies and history Ph.D. student researching militarism in the U.S. Before joining the Kroc Institute, he lived across the U.S., worked as a commercial fisherman for nearly seven years, and even played in a band that toured across Europe. He says that he followed...
The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, journalists from the Philippines and Russia respectively. In their announcement, the Nobel Committee wrote that the two were selected "for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression,…
Brittney Nystrom, a 1998 graduate of the University of Notre Dame, has been selected to receive the Kroc Institute’s 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award. Nystrom currently serves…
The Kroc Institute's Peace Accords Matrix Barometer Initiative in Colombia was cited in a recent New York Times article "Five Years After Peace Deal, Colombia Is Running Out of Time, Experts
