Is a Ukrainian peace agreement possible?
The trigger events for a peace agreement for Ukraine may look rather different from those conventionally found in the armoury of the peacekeeper. The main... Read More
Transform, Transcend, Translate
Insuring against war – the role of the United Nations in the modern world
The UN requires a root and branch change in the way it hires, trains, promotes and retains its staff. The organisation must redefine its purpose,... Read More
Are the sustainable development goals useful?
One should recognise the Sustainable Development Goals as a political tool for the international community to better achieve the goals of development economics using a... Read More
Israel and the Palestinian conflict – lessons from the peacekeeper’s toolbox
State-building in Gaza is essential, but it has a Catch-22 quality: there can be non state-building with Hamas but (for as long as they are... Read More
Kosovo – partition is not the point
Whether Kosova/o has sovereignty remains the only relevant question.
Erdogan and the EU are on a collision course in the Balkans
The Balkans now are Erdogan’s trump card against Europe, especially after he was barred by EU countries from expanding his Islamic agenda and particularly because... Read More
Global Compact for Migration – a necessary first step
The Association of World Citizens, which is in consultative status with the UN, is stressing the need for cooperative efforts carried out in good faith... Read More
July 2018 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during July, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Ireland and Kosovo
Elements of the Irish-English settlement may offer a model for how a Kosovar-Serbia deal might be made, including recognition that the creation of an ethnic state cannot proceed peacefully on the back of forcing an ethnic minority to join.
The Civil Forum for Peace from Georgia
TransConflict is pleased to showcase the work of the Civil Forum for Peace from Georgia, a member of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Aid on Palestinian terms – the case for a boycott
Palestinians, already denied their right to self-determination, should not have to receive aid in ways that further undermine local priorities, capacities and ownership.
“We would like to spend at least a few days with our children before we die”
On the eve of the eighth anniversary of war’s end in Sri Lanka, we publish below a letter from mothers of the disappeared of Kilinochchi... Read More
Jammu and Kashmir – a dotted line and a blotted history
For Jammu and Kashmir, the Line of Control (LoC) is not only a symbol of state interference in social life, but also an emotional object... Read More
Kosovo, Ukraine, Syria and Iraq
The struggles by ethnic and religious groups left behind by empire cannot be resolved by outsiders. These competing groups need to find their own way... Read More
Nagorno-Karabakh – the not-so-frozen conflict
In recent months, the ‘frozen’ Karabakh conflict has been more fire than ice. With outside powers stoking the flames, what are the chances of finally... Read More
Never Again Rwanda
Never Again Rwanda (NAR) is a member of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation, comprised of organizations committed to upholding the Principles of Conflict Transformation.
