30 years ago, the Oslo Accords ignited hope in the Middle East. A pivotal milestone in Israeli-Palestinian relations, they were expected to propel the peace process forward and provide the foundation ...

At the second annual AI+ Expo in Washington, DC, in early June, war is the word of the day. Hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project, a think tank led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, the ...

Across the globe, we are witnessing a historic surge in defense spending. In the United States, the 2025 defense budget climbed to over $895 billion—one of the largest increases in peacetime history.

If peace tech were to capture even 1% of war’s economic toll, it would be a $190 billion industry. Defense technology is a magnet for investment capital. From drones that strike with pinpoint ...

Drexel University engineering researchers and students are joining an international effort led by PeaceTech Lab, a non-profit entity launched by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), to prepare ...

In response to the alarming rates of insecurity and civil unrest across the country, the Joseph Adolo Okotie-Eboh Peace and Conflict Resolution Foundation (JAOPCRF) is launching the Peace Tech ...

How can technology (and data and media) be used to scale the important peace-building work being done in conflict zones around the world? This is one of the questions the folks at the D.C.-based ...

"We look at peace tech as the flip side of the same coin," Abrams says. According to Abrams, the size of the defense industry shows that there is a market for technology seeking to prevent war. "The ...