What now for the two Koreas?
All that resolution of the dispute on the Korean peninsula required was courage. The road to reunification will be rocky. There may be plenty of... Read More
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Europe and the Trump Presidency
The UN is widely regarded as an embarrassment and even a disgrace. International law is honoured in the breach. Unless and until the international system... Read More
Hamas will invite war in the search for a long-term solution
Those who suggest that Hamas is irredeemable, as many Israelis contend, are simply wrong. Notwithstanding their public statements to the contrary, Hamas knows that Israel... Read More
The future of the United Nations Development system
There remain many flaws in the UN Development System, arising from the bureaucratic waste typical in any multilateral agency. But because there is no money... Read More
An IT campaign to tackle hate speech and build peace online
Fake News is not just a problem in the US. Online disinformation has been blamed for fuelling violence all over the world. In South Sudan... Read More
Recasting the Levant
The approach in the Levant should be to hold and manage territory using international military force, deterring further escalations, for the indefinite future until informal... Read More
Restraining Persia
There can be no new Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Iran is too much of an enigma. We do now know exactly what we are... Read More
500 days of protest – enough is enough
Over the past year, we have been running a solidarity campaign in support of the families seeking, amongst other things, the investigation and release of a list... Read More
Winners and losers in the Balkans wars – lessons for Ukraine and the Levant
Absent genuine geopolitical interest in another country’s conflicts, the West should stay out of others’ civil wars lest it risks exacerbating them and contributing to... Read More
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.
Kurdish cooperation and renewal – is there a way forward?
The Paris meeting ended with a call for a “national dialogue to begin at the earliest time” which is certainly necessary. However, a dialogue within... Read More
Can Israel annex the Jordan valley?
The recent decision by Israel’s Ministerial Committee approving the annexation of the Jordan Valley goes against one of the very core tenets of public international... 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
Incentives and peace – part 2
Unless distrust, insecurity, and illusions are first addressed, no incentives – however sweeping and compelling – will motivate Israel and the Palestinians to make the critical concessions needed to... Read More
The Ukrainian lesson – challenges for a new European peace movement
To use this chance means to define the tasks of a renewed, truly Pan-European peace movement; an integral movement reviving the best ideas of former... Read More
That sinking feeling in Somalia? The trouble with NGOs in the Horn of Africa
There has been welcome progress in the NGO sector in Somalia during recent years, with many new organisations setting up around the country. However, questions... Read More
