The goal of the Peace and Conflict Studies Institute (PACSI) is to promote education, research and practice concerning peace and conflict issues, in both the UMass Lowell and greater-Lowell ...

Israel, which has been fighting with Hamas in Gaza for almost a year, has sent its troops into southern Lebanon after two weeks of intense airstrikes, escalating the conflict in the Middle East.

An apparent Israeli airstrike hit central Beirut early Monday, for the first time in nearly a year of conflict, witnesses said. The strike near the Cola intersection, a major transportation hub ...

Gulf officials, Iranians in Doha for the Asia Summit Discussions centering around urgent de-escalation Israel has said it would retaliate after Iranian attack Concerns over oil facilities as ...

In the days after Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, fears ran high of a regional war. The conflict would not be contained in Gaza, the thinking went – Hezbollah would attack Israel from ...

The Gaza war is the bloodiest episode yet in a protracted conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that has rumbled for seven decades and destabilised the Middle East. Recent weeks have also ...

In June, the Joe Biden administration took measures to promote accountability for those involved in the conflict. The United States implemented visa restrictions on SAF and RSF leadership as well ...

There are fears that the funeral will stoke sectarian tensions in the Lebanese capital and possible wider conflict. Israel probably employed US-made 2,000-pound munitions in its strike that killed ...

Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese are trading blows over the government’s response to the rapidly expanding conflict in the Middle East. Mr Dutton has been criticising the government all week ...

Israel says it has launched a ground invasion in southern Lebanon against the armed group Hezbollah, marking another significant escalation of their long-running conflict that has heightened fears ...

The Gaza war is the bloodiest episode yet in a protracted conflict between Israelis and Palestinians that has rumbled for seven decades and destabilised the Middle East. Recent weeks have also ...

With expertise across a range of thematic and geographic perspectives, RUSI’s work on violence reflects the complex, multi-dimensional nature of contemporary conflict. Alongside an annual conference ...