The latest report of the Institute for Economics and Peace was launched at Davos in the end of January.

Measuring Peace in the Media is an analysis of global television networks coverage of peace and violence issues that uses a fact-based approach which compares various measures from the Global Peace Index against Media Tenor’s database of global media.

Measuring Peace in the Media covers over 160,000 news items from 31 news and current affairs programs that air on four…

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Just before 2010 clicked over, Foreign Policy with the International Crisis Group (ICG) published the top 16 crisis points to watch in 2011. According to the International Crisis Group, there are currently three dozen conflicts worldwide, and they took a look at the 16 hotspots to look out for in 2011. 



Here are the 14 countries on the ICG list which are also covered by the Global Peace Index (GPI).  What are your thoughts? Any other country to add?

 

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The 2010 Democracy Index, developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has just been released.

 

It shows a decline in democracy over the last 2 years. The Index correlates well with the Global Peace Index but one of its sub-components, the well-functioning of government, correlates even strongly with peace.

 

The EIU states "Problems in the functioning of democracy in leading Western states diminish the scope for credible external democracy promotion. The…

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First fact-based study of global media and violence shows Al Jazeera providing broadest coverage on Afghanistan

• US TV networks broadcast more violence than other countries
• Over-reporting on violence is impeding peace in Afghanistan
• BBC widest ranging international news source

LONDON, Oct. 26, 2010 –The Institute…

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Pleased to inform you all that we have developed a new and much more interactive website for the global peace index. please check out the thermal maps and the videos and tell me what you think! http://www.visionofhumanity.org

Vision of Humanity and Bebo have launched a global competition to find a peace logo that is fresh, uses modern graphic capabilities and is applicable to the 21st century. The competition was launched on International Peace Day 2009 with the aim to engage the world’s youth in helping to create peace.



“PEACE IS BREAKING OUT” COMPETITION - Design the new logo of peace!

What images come to your mind when you think of peace? Is it a dove, an olive branch, or the CND logo? Each of… Continue