SAI seeks to bridge the gap between conflict management – as embodied in humanitarian assistance, development work and peace operations – and conflict resolution, which demands a greater investment of political will. Toward that end, SAI runs three innovative programs that link on-the-ground practicalities with the broader political concerns of the major stakeholders. By tying together the practical and the political, the theoretical and the real, and the scholarly and the applied, SAI fills a neglected niche in the policy world.

Peace, Media and Culture

SAI's Peace, Media and Culture Program translates the concerns of humanitarian and development aid organizations, as well as peace operations and local stakeholders, into popular culture mediums both as an educational tool but also as an advocacy tool designed to create public support for ending the conflicts within which these efforts are being made.

Capacity Building and Stabilization

SAI's Capacity Building and Stabilization Program identifies the key elements of a conflict that can be transformed through privatized third party intervention and then implements with the consent of the involved parties these interventions in order to create the minimum conditions necessary for promotion of an end of conflict.

Scenario Planning

SAI's Scenario Planning Program assesses the likely evolution of any particular conflict over the next five to ten years and, on that basis, develops unorthodox solutions. Backed by a team of local and international scholars, the program generates ideas that are refined through a consultative process with stakeholders in the conflict, including grassroots actors, political leaders and international organizations.