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Motive is a social enterprise with a mission to mitigate conflict and enhance stability and sustainability in communities around the globe. We work with government, private sector, and civil society partners to advance this mission through training & education, client programs, and pro-bono impact initiatives. This blog showcases our work and the social impact we’re having.

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No Such Thing as Disorder: A Review of States of Disorder, Ecosystems of Governance
Thought Leadership, Impact Initiatives
Sarah Cope, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, AFRICOM, Governance
No Such Thing as Disorder: A Review of States of Disorder, Ecosystems of Governance
Thought Leadership, Impact Initiatives
Sarah Cope, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, AFRICOM, Governance
Thought Leadership, Impact Initiatives
Sarah Cope, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, AFRICOM, Governance
Unlocking the Power of Narratives: Outputs from the Narrative Constructs In Joint Operations Working Group
Programs, Thought Leadership
Narrative, Influence, PSYOP, SOCOM, USASOC
Unlocking the Power of Narratives: Outputs from the Narrative Constructs In Joint Operations Working Group
Programs, Thought Leadership
Narrative, Influence, PSYOP, SOCOM, USASOC
Programs, Thought Leadership
Narrative, Influence, PSYOP, SOCOM, USASOC
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Programs
Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations, Laird Treiber, Mary Kate Soliva, Marc Boyd, Pasquale Capriglione, John Maraia, Richard Albright, Morgan Keay
Motive Professionals Draw on Decades of Experience to support USACAPOC CPX
Programs
Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations, Laird Treiber, Mary Kate Soliva, Marc Boyd, Pasquale Capriglione, John Maraia, Richard Albright, Morgan Keay
Programs
Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations, Laird Treiber, Mary Kate Soliva, Marc Boyd, Pasquale Capriglione, John Maraia, Richard Albright, Morgan Keay
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Programs
Global, democracy, Conflict Mitigation, Stabilization, U.S. Department of State, Civil-Military Cooperation, Morgan Keay, Karna Cohen, Mass Atrocity Prevention, Melissa Vanderburg
Contributing to Global Atrocity Prevention through Tabletop Exercises
Programs
Global, democracy, Conflict Mitigation, Stabilization, U.S. Department of State, Civil-Military Cooperation, Morgan Keay, Karna Cohen, Mass Atrocity Prevention, Melissa Vanderburg
Programs
Global, democracy, Conflict Mitigation, Stabilization, U.S. Department of State, Civil-Military Cooperation, Morgan Keay, Karna Cohen, Mass Atrocity Prevention, Melissa Vanderburg
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Impact Initiatives, Programs, Thought Leadership
Innovators Next Door, Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), Baltics, Latvia, Lithuania, EU, Europe, Artificial Intelligence (AI), U.S. Department of State
Countering Adversary Efforts to Divert Sensitive Technologies
Impact Initiatives, Programs, Thought Leadership
Innovators Next Door, Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), Baltics, Latvia, Lithuania, EU, Europe, Artificial Intelligence (AI), U.S. Department of State
Impact Initiatives, Programs, Thought Leadership
Innovators Next Door, Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), Baltics, Latvia, Lithuania, EU, Europe, Artificial Intelligence (AI), U.S. Department of State
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Thought Leadership, Programs
Women Peace & Security, Panama, Latin America, SOUTHCOM
Relevant, Relatable, Durable: A Winning Formula for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Latin America and Beyond
Thought Leadership, Programs
Women Peace & Security, Panama, Latin America, SOUTHCOM
Thought Leadership, Programs
Women Peace & Security, Panama, Latin America, SOUTHCOM
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Programs, Thought Leadership
Security Cooperation, SFAB, CENTCOM, 3rd SFAB, Nathan Toronto
Advising for Strategic Security Force Assistance Effects
Programs, Thought Leadership
Security Cooperation, SFAB, CENTCOM, 3rd SFAB, Nathan Toronto
Programs, Thought Leadership
Security Cooperation, SFAB, CENTCOM, 3rd SFAB, Nathan Toronto
Impact Initiatives, Thought Leadership
Social Contract Assessment Tool (SCAT), Morgan Keay, Salamah Magnuson, Kimberly Metcalf, Estonia, NATO, EUCOM, Hybrid Warfare, Russia
Countering Hybrid Warfare: Mapping Social Contracts to Reinforce Societal Resiliency in Estonia and Beyond
Impact Initiatives, Thought Leadership
Social Contract Assessment Tool (SCAT), Morgan Keay, Salamah Magnuson, Kimberly Metcalf, Estonia, NATO, EUCOM, Hybrid Warfare, Russia
Impact Initiatives, Thought Leadership
Social Contract Assessment Tool (SCAT), Morgan Keay, Salamah Magnuson, Kimberly Metcalf, Estonia, NATO, EUCOM, Hybrid Warfare, Russia
Thought Leadership
Russia, Ukraine, NATO, EU, Europe, EUCOM
A proposal for a new Western policy on the Russia-Ukraine conflict: re-position to de-escalate
Thought Leadership
Russia, Ukraine, NATO, EU, Europe, EUCOM
Thought Leadership
Russia, Ukraine, NATO, EU, Europe, EUCOM
Providing Realistic Pre-Deployment Embassy Training for SFABs
Programs
SFAB, Exercises & Simulations, EUCOM, Interagency Cooperation, Mike Megeath, Jeff Schroeder
Providing Realistic Pre-Deployment Embassy Training for SFABs
Programs
SFAB, Exercises & Simulations, EUCOM, Interagency Cooperation, Mike Megeath, Jeff Schroeder
Programs
SFAB, Exercises & Simulations, EUCOM, Interagency Cooperation, Mike Megeath, Jeff Schroeder
Opening a Conversation About Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS)
Thought Leadership
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), Geoff Odlum, NATO, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Great Power Competition, Russia, China, Stabilization, Morgan Keay, Melissa Vanderburg
Opening a Conversation About Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS)
Thought Leadership
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), Geoff Odlum, NATO, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Great Power Competition, Russia, China, Stabilization, Morgan Keay, Melissa Vanderburg
Thought Leadership
Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), Geoff Odlum, NATO, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Great Power Competition, Russia, China, Stabilization, Morgan Keay, Melissa Vanderburg
Motive Civ-Mil Team Snags Silver Medal in Global Impactathon
Impact Initiatives, Training & Education
Transforming Crisis Systems, Mali, Morgan Keay, Melissa Vanderburg
Motive Civ-Mil Team Snags Silver Medal in Global Impactathon
Impact Initiatives, Training & Education
Transforming Crisis Systems, Mali, Morgan Keay, Melissa Vanderburg
Impact Initiatives, Training & Education
Transforming Crisis Systems, Mali, Morgan Keay, Melissa Vanderburg
Custom TCS Workshop Informs Cross-Sector Planning to Address Real-World Conflict
Training & Education
SOCOM, Transforming Crisis Systems, Morgan Keay, Melissa Vanderburg
Custom TCS Workshop Informs Cross-Sector Planning to Address Real-World Conflict
Training & Education
SOCOM, Transforming Crisis Systems, Morgan Keay, Melissa Vanderburg
Training & Education
SOCOM, Transforming Crisis Systems, Morgan Keay, Melissa Vanderburg
Motive Leads in Virtual Training & Education in the COVID-19 Era
Training & Education
Transforming Crisis Systems, Governance, Information Operations, Melissa Vanderburg
Motive Leads in Virtual Training & Education in the COVID-19 Era
Training & Education
Transforming Crisis Systems, Governance, Information Operations, Melissa Vanderburg
Training & Education
Transforming Crisis Systems, Governance, Information Operations, Melissa Vanderburg
A Pathway to Systemic Stability: Applying Motive’s Transforming Crisis Systems (TCS) to Colombia’s Venezuelan Migrant Crisis 
Impact Initiatives, Thought Leadership, Training & Education
Transforming Crisis Systems, Colombia, Venezuela, Displaced Persons, Stabilization, George Washington University, Emerging Leaders Initiative, T2Delta
A Pathway to Systemic Stability: Applying Motive’s Transforming Crisis Systems (TCS) to Colombia’s Venezuelan Migrant Crisis 
Impact Initiatives, Thought Leadership, Training & Education
Transforming Crisis Systems, Colombia, Venezuela, Displaced Persons, Stabilization, George Washington University, Emerging Leaders Initiative, T2Delta
Impact Initiatives, Thought Leadership, Training & Education
Transforming Crisis Systems, Colombia, Venezuela, Displaced Persons, Stabilization, George Washington University, Emerging Leaders Initiative, T2Delta
Dismantling Afghanistan's Opium Empire: How the heroin-rich Taliban could become the world's most ironic counter-narcotics champion
Thought Leadership, Training & Education
afghanistan, CENTCOM, Governance, Countering Violent Extremism, MENA, Transforming Crisis Systems, Morgan Keay
Dismantling Afghanistan's Opium Empire: How the heroin-rich Taliban could become the world's most ironic counter-narcotics champion
Thought Leadership, Training & Education
afghanistan, CENTCOM, Governance, Countering Violent Extremism, MENA, Transforming Crisis Systems, Morgan Keay
Thought Leadership, Training & Education
afghanistan, CENTCOM, Governance, Countering Violent Extremism, MENA, Transforming Crisis Systems, Morgan Keay
The Power of Civ-Mil Partnerships in Fragile State Development: A CSIS Panel Discussion Featuring Motive CEO Morgan Keay
Thought Leadership, Programs
CSIS, Morgan Keay, AFRICOM, Stabilization, Agribusiness
The Power of Civ-Mil Partnerships in Fragile State Development: A CSIS Panel Discussion Featuring Motive CEO Morgan Keay
Thought Leadership, Programs
CSIS, Morgan Keay, AFRICOM, Stabilization, Agribusiness
Thought Leadership, Programs
CSIS, Morgan Keay, AFRICOM, Stabilization, Agribusiness
Interagency Cooperation for Effective Border Management in Tajikistan
Programs
Tajikistan, CENTCOM, Border Security, Interagency Cooperation, Border Management
Interagency Cooperation for Effective Border Management in Tajikistan
Programs
Tajikistan, CENTCOM, Border Security, Interagency Cooperation, Border Management
Programs
Tajikistan, CENTCOM, Border Security, Interagency Cooperation, Border Management
Civ-Mil Cooperation up Close: Fitting in at a U.S. Embassy for Newly-Assigned Military Personnel
Thought Leadership
Greg Delawie, U.S. Department of State
Civ-Mil Cooperation up Close: Fitting in at a U.S. Embassy for Newly-Assigned Military Personnel
Thought Leadership
Greg Delawie, U.S. Department of State
Thought Leadership
Greg Delawie, U.S. Department of State
Ender’s Movement : Shifting Military Mindsets to Cultivate Creative Changemakers
Thought Leadership
susan bryant, Strategic Advising & Consulting, Strategic Education International, Transforming Crisis Systems
Ender’s Movement : Shifting Military Mindsets to Cultivate Creative Changemakers
Thought Leadership
susan bryant, Strategic Advising & Consulting, Strategic Education International, Transforming Crisis Systems
Thought Leadership
susan bryant, Strategic Advising & Consulting, Strategic Education International, Transforming Crisis Systems

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