The danger to our democracy is the Republican Party
As for me, I still have strong faith in the American enterprise. We have fought civil and world wars, faced depressions, corrupt administrations, social unrest,... Read More
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Why is Trump litigating over the US General Election?
There is soon to be an explosion of litigation, under the moniker Trump v Biden, the purpose of which is to alter the outcome of... Read More
Ceasefire in Libya: a gift for UN Day?
Taken Al-Sonni, Libya’s permanent representative to the UN commenting on the signing of the ceasefire agreement said that the success of any political solution to... Read More
Society after Coronavirus essay #10: a short history of plagues
This is the tenth in a series of essays exploring the economic, social and cultural effects upon the daily lives of persons living in the... Read More
Normalization alone is not a path for Israeli-Palestinian peace
The current situation is not sustainable, certainly not in the long run. The sooner Israelis and Palestinians realize that they are stuck with one another,... Read More
Erdogan’s calamitous authoritarianism
The EU must be prepared take a stand against Erdogan, with or without the US. Let’s hope, though, that Joe Biden will be the next... Read More
UN Day: strengthening and reforming
24 October is UN Day, marking the day when there were enough ratifications including those of the five permanent members of the proposed Security Council... Read More
Society after Coronavirus essay #9: what’s wrong with lockdown measures
This is the ninth in a series of essays exploring the economic, social and cultural effects upon the daily lives of persons living in the... Read More
Is transitional justice a forgotten issue in Afghanistan?
Thirty years of conflict has left a history of war crimes, human rights abuses, and atrocities, for which many victims have never received justice.
ISIS – becoming armed, dangerous and a participant in mass violence
Leaving aside financial support from more fundamentalist elements within the various Gulf states, three factors have assisted the fast-paced recruitment of such a large army;... Read More
Inter-sectional foreign policy for Kashmir
We need to work together to put together a foreign policy for these people and especially, women, in Kashmir who have faced unforgettable horrors. We... Read More
“People far from the fire don’t feel the heat” – an update from Iraqi Kurdistan
TransConflict is pleased to present a letter written by Cathy Breen who is currently part of a peacemaking team in Iraqi Kurdistan with Muslim Peacemaker Teams,... Read More
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.
Where did Assad go to school?
The Sri Lanka model – where a long, low-intensity civil war reached a violent, bloody climax; yet its architects remain in power and have escaped... Read More
Ending the humiliation of women in Northern Ireland
Women demanding democratic participation in Northern Ireland’s peace process are using human rights principles to confront the hostility and exclusion they face from those in... Read More
Ain Al-Hilweh redux – what’s still Palestinian in those refugee camps?
Today, some 51 years following the establishment of Palestinian refugee camps on Lebanese soil (Ain al-Hilweh was among the first), we must ask ourselves a... Read More
