I and thou and death
The “Two State Solution” is a slogan not a solution. By David B. Kanin Washington has defaulted to the tried and failed idea... Read More
Transform, Transcend, Translate
After Banjska
This second miscalculation gives Aleksandar Vucic a lot of work to do. By David B. Kanin Milan Radoicic’s botched raid against Kosovo was... Read More
Kosovo and the lesson from Nagorno-Karabakh
The Quint powers that enabled Kosovo independence must now face the reality that it won’t work until Serbian security returns to the north and it... Read More
Serbia and three Germanies
The West deals with Serbia by straddling victors’ policies toward Germany in 1918 and 1945. It also punishes Serbia for crimes of the 1990s after... Read More
Serbia must play fair too
As the U.S. and its fellow EU members of the Quint pressure Pristina to offer solutions, they must either pressure or entice Vucic to allow... Read More
NATO’s two choices in Kosovo
NATO now has two choices under its UN mandate, to escort those forces back south of the River or to open the border and allow Serbian... Read More
What agreement?
Once again the West struggles to enforce a deal of questionable value on unwilling Balkan participants. By David B. Kanin The old saying... Read More
Kosovo: not up to NATO
The U.S., EU and now NATO have long acted in Kosovo as if they had the authority to act for the United Nations. Belgrade would... Read More
Could the use of rockets be banned in the Middle East?
Efforts to eliminate stocks of rockets and missiles seem unlikely to succeed in the current context. However, a ban on use might be a real... Read More
Women of faith and the Northern Ireland peace process – breaking the silence
For the sake of all, the voices of women of faith and other marginalised groups must be heard in any discussions about the future of... Read More
In the grip of powerful illusions
The resumption of peace talks will go nowhere unless Israelis and Palestinians change their prejudiced perception and resistance to and fear of change, and finally... Read More
Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the prospect of a two-state solution
Trump’s declaration does not in any way foreclose the Palestinians’ aspiration to establish their own capital in East Jerusalem, while maintaining the unity of Jerusalem... Read More
The truth about Israel’s national security
The time has come for the Israelis to reject the scare tactics and false claims of the Netanyahu government. The usurpation of Palestinian land and... Read More
Relocating the American Embassy to Jerusalem
Relocating the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem unconditionally will be a de facto recognition of Jerusalem, east and west, as the capital of... Read More
Afghanistan – a morally corrupting war
In the end, the solution lies in peace negotiations with moderates in the Taliban, who are Afghani nationals and will not be dislodged from their... Read More
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict – breaking the deadlock
With this favourable climate, the current diplomatic efforts and some mutual confidence-building, we have the will to solve once and for all the Israeli-Palestinian conflict... Read More
