Waging war on poaching – the war on drugs revisited?
In the face of the failed militarisation of the response to drug trafficking, is it appropriate to apply a similar tactic to tackling the poaching... Read More
What next for Kosovo Serbs?
In light of the ongoing Brussels dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, the time has also come for Kosovo Serbs to seize the opportunity to address the... Read More
The rise of Boko Haram and the response of civil society
Armed violence, distrust and politicization of ethnic identity have eroded the fabric of the Nigerian state since independence in 1960. The challenge is how to... Read More
Israel – the ballot is stronger than the bullet
If the Israeli Arabs want equal distribution of resources to improve their socio-economic conditions, fully integrate into Israeli society, and contribute constructively to the Israeli-Palestinian... Read More
Participatory stimulus
Participatory stimulus in the form of human development projects is ideally suited to help shorten recessions and promote growth by creating economic diversity and increasing... Read More
Visual media as an impetus to youth violence in South Africa
Visual media serves an impetus to violence in South Africa, with people constantly exposed to violent video games, news, movies and YouTube clips.
Tabit and sexual violence in Darfur
Darfur has practically been closed off to journalists, politicians and independent civil society organizations, and sexual violence and rape have now become a reality in... Read More
The invisibility of gender violence in International Criminal Law – addressing sexual violence against men and women in conflict
Legislation and policy addressing Gender-Based Violence (GBV) have been vague at best, making efforts to address GBV almost futile. No legislation explicitly talks about sexual violence... Read More
2015 Summer School in Comparative Conflict Studies
The Summer School in Comparative Conflict Studies – which takes place from June 28 to July 5, 2015, at the Center for Comparative Conflict Studies at... Read More
Naftali Bennett – a demagogue on the loose
For Naftali Bennett, leader of the Jewish Home party, to become a Prime Minister, or even Defense Minister under another dangerously misguided Netanyahu government, is... Read More
Boko Haram – the long shadow of Usman dan Fodio
Although radically different in many ways, Boko Haram is part of the long shadow of Usman dan Fodio and the creation of the Sokoto Caliphate,... Read More
Casino Macedonia – of spies, traitors, and patriots
Espionage, wiretappings and attempted coup d’etats…just what is going on in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia?
The Basque peace process – recognizing the victims
In mid-January, the Parliament of Navarre granted the processing of a law on the recognition of victims of politically-motivated actions. The aim is to provide... Read More
Have they healed yet? Western dreams about Rwanda
Shattered societies cannot be mended with pills or analysis or technology or foreign aid. Our need to hear that Rwanda is ‘healing’ tells us more... Read More
Croatia and Serbia – a missed opportunity for the ICJ
The International Court of Justice has chose to remain confined within the dictates of the 1948 Genocide Convention, instead of expanding its scope through proactive judicial activism.... Read More
Trouble ahead? The reconciliation process in the Central African Republic
With a national process of reconciliation getting to its feet in the Central African Republic, there is a chance for different sides in CAR’s decade-long... Read More
Law and genocide – lessons from the Balkans
An appreciation of the limitations of legal process in passing historical judgments may well have been uppermost in the minds of the Judges of the... Read More
The Vatican’s Challenges in the Balkans – Bolstering the Catholic Church in 2015 and Beyond
TransConflict is pleased to present an extract from a new book, ‘The Vatican’s Challenges in the Balkans: Bolstering the Catholic Church in 2015 and Beyond‘,... Read More
Ukraine’s outlook is bleak
After initial enthusiasm the outlook for Ukraine’s Maidan revolution is turning increasingly bleak. In the East there is a war. Everywhere there is an economic crisis.... Read More
Serbia and Kosovo – businesswomen as drivers of change
TransConflict Serbia and Democracy for Development (D4D) from Kosovo organized a conference in Belgrade, entitled “Opportunities and Challenges in Business Cooperation between Serbian and Kosovan* Businesswomen –... Read More
Serbia and Kosovo – businesswomen as drivers of change – in pictures
TransConflict Serbia and Democracy for Development (D4D) are pleased to present a selection of photographs from a conference in Belgrade, entitled “Opportunities and Challenges in Business Cooperation... Read More
The banality of evil in Republika Srpska – a victim’s perspective
Almost twenty years after the Srebrenica genocide and ethnic cleansing in Prijedor, the Republika Srpska government still broadly denies these traumatic experiences of Bosniaks and... Read More
January 2015 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during January, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
