Special Issue of the New England Journal of Public Policy Explores How Wars End

The latest issue of the New England Journal of Public Policy (Volume 37, Issue 1) focuses on one of the most urgent and complex questions of our time: how wars come to an end. Titled “Ending Wars”, this special edition is guest edited once again by Lord John Alderdice, a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on International Relations and Executive Chairman of the Changing Character of War Centre at Pembroke College, University of Oxford.

This volume builds on the Journal’s previous issue, which explored the changing character of war and peacemaking. Together, these editions offer a layered and interdisciplinary understanding of conflict resolution and the fragile transition from violence to peace.

The editorial team includes:

• Editor: Padraig O’Malley, noted for his work in divided societies,

• Guest Editor: Lord John Alderdice,

• Design Editor: Paul Cain,

• Copy Editor: K. Rhett Nichols,

• Citation Editor: Erin K. Maher.

Readers are encouraged to explore the full issue here and reflect on the policy implications of ending contemporary wars. For those interested in additional context and scholarship, past editions of the New England Journal of Public Policy are also accessible through the University of Massachusetts Boston’s portal.