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In the latest Peace Policy, Julie Hawke flips the script on "responsible AI." Instead of just keeping "humans in the loop" of tech, she argues we must put AI in the loop of established, people-centered peacebuilding processes. Learn more: go.nd.edu/116296

On the latest Kroc Cast episode, Angela Lederach (Ph.D. '20) challenges us to rethink the "fast-track" model of international peacebuilding. Listen to the full episode: go.nd.edu/KrocCast

In the latest Peace Policy, @SFCG_ Lena Slachmuijlder warns that AI is designed to be too agreeable. While frictionless interactions feel safe, they erode our "conflict muscles." Learn more: go.nd.edu/f43e38

Is an unfettered AI arms race making us safer, or just making war faster? In the latest Peace Policy, Peter Quaranto challenges the "winner-takes-all" mentality in national security and the rise of autonomous "robot wolves." Read more: go.nd.edu/fbad3d

Check out our new episode with Mafe and Angela Lederach (Ph.D. '20) as we dive deep into the rhythms of "slow peace" and the power of local resilience. go.nd.edu/KrocCast

200 years after the first photo, are we drowning in images—or driving change? Last month, the Kroc Institute was honored to host Roberto (Bear) Guerra (’95) as our 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. Watch his full lecture now: go.nd.edu/7a7689

In the latest Peace Policy, Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat argues that AI governance must move beyond simple content removal to focus on the conditions of coexistence. Learn more: go.nd.edu/6bee9c

Faculty expert A. Rashied Omar shares how we are seeing a dangerous shift from sustainable peacemaking toward "revisionist conflict management." Learn more: go.nd.edu/525477

🚨 FLASH PANEL TOMORROW 🚨 Tensions have boiled over and war has broken out in the Middle East. Join us tomorrow to to discuss what has happened and what could happen next. 12-1 pm | 1050 Jenkins Nanovic (or online) @NotreDame @NDLaw @KrocInstitute ondisc.nd.edu/events/2026/03…

Professor Jennifer Huynh and Paul Kyumin Lee (PhD student in @ndsociology and @krocinstitute (Peace Studies) just recently published their journal article in the Journal of Asian American Studies ✨ Check out the journal article below! bit.ly/47vFIqC

If you missed yesterday’s 32nd Annual Hesburgh Lecture in Ethics and Public Policy, featuring the Honorable Samantha Power, you can now watch it online. Watch now: go.nd.edu/eba432

In the latest issue of Peace Policy, Ph.D. student and Syrian peacebuilder Eskandar Ataallah explores a critical new frontier: the digital information landscape. While the physical war in Syria may have shifted, the informational terrain remains volatile. go.nd.edu/100731

In the latest issue of Peace Policy, faculty expert Lisa Schirch and a team of global experts explore how AI algorithms act as a "curtain"—amplifying some voices while silencing others, and fundamentally altering our moral imagination. Learn more: go.nd.edu/1a5e5c

Before the Feb 28 escalation in the Persian Gulf, @KelseyDav (MA '11) sat down with the Kroc Cast to analyze the rising "massive armada." A hauntingly prophetic look at the failure of nonproliferation policy. Listen now: go.nd.edu/87007e

How do we rewrite an identity of violence into one of "belovedness"? Ph.D. student Joachim Ozonze is answering that question through a vocation of radical proximity. Read more: go.nd.edu/62e59a

At the Kroc Institute, we often say that the most effective peacebuilders are those who bridge the gap between practice and theory. Eskandar Ataallah is a powerful embodiment of that mission. Learn more about his journey to becoming a peace scholar: go.nd.edu/c136fe

Join the Catholic Peacebuilding Network this Wednesday for a Student Disarmament Webinar featuring Kelsey Davenport (M.A. '11), a leading expert in nonproliferation. Learn more: go.nd.edu/3e19d0

We are honored to announce that The Honorable Samantha Power will join us at the Kroc Institute for the 32nd Annual Hesburgh Lecture in Ethics and Public Policy on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Learn more: go.nd.edu/32ndHesburgh

On the latest episode of the Kroc Cast, Madhav Joshi explains how PAM brought the Philippine government and the MILF to the same table—not to negotiate, but to design the very methodology used to track their progress. Listen to the full episode: go.nd.edu/KrocCast

The Legacy Project is proud to share two new reports provide a roadmap for more inclusive, creative transitional justice as Colombia contiunes to shapes its collective memory. Read the reports now: go.nd.edu/a03c5e