A moment of reckoning for decentralisation in Morocco
Morocco is an early champion of decentralisation and its thoughtful and progressive road map that it established for itself at the outset, ten years ago,... Read More
The Komšić affair, redux – plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose
Balkan history is replete with examples of how disingenuous political tactics used to establish an ethnic hegemony lead to tragedy. Unfortunately, people who refuse to... Read More
Why grassroots peacebuilding? Is ‘inclusive peacebuilding’ a more sustainable recipe for peace?
The Colombian Peace Agreement (CPA) is known as being the most inclusive peace deal to date, as several civil society organizations partook in the negotiation... Read More
Nadia Murad – a Yazidi voice against slavery
While it is dangerous to fall into a good/evil analysis of world politics, there is little to see of “good” in the ISIS actions. Thus,... Read More
Sri Lanka – steps forward, steps backward
There were several indications this past week of attempts to use the unfolding crisis in Sri Lanka to shield perpetrators of serious human rights violations... Read More
The Democrats’ victory can save the Republican Party
The Democrats’ victory in the House offers Republicans in the Senate an opportunity to redeem themselves by collaborating with Democrats on major issues that face... Read More
Precedents – entering an unstable era
The lack of consensus regarding what a certain territory makes special (and its corresponding rights especially different comparing to others) is not only a specificum... Read More
Central African Republic: continuing collapse – local peace building needed
What is required today in the Central African Republic are reconciliation bridge-builders, persons who are able to restore relations among the ethnic groups of an... Read More
America must not live and die by the gun
The answer, Mr. Trump, is not placing armed guards in every restaurant, night club, bar, school, synagogue, church, amusement park, museum, movie theater, bank, hospital,... Read More
Trumpism and the value of truth
The onslaught of post-truth is something we must resist with everything in our power, and every means at our disposal – in courts, and classrooms... Read More
Arms race redux
The logic of the second arms race is that, drones aside, seldom will this equipment be used one against the other. Instead this equipment is designed,... Read More
Sri Lanka – plunging deeper into crisis
This week, Sri Lanka’s President, Maithripala Sirisena – the man who many thought would lead the country out of one if its darkest chapters –... Read More
Connectivity for Development – taking the highway for economic growth
A panel discussion to promote the regional study, ‘Connectivity for Development – Taking the Highway for Economic Growth’, was organized in Belgrade.
Erdogan’s hooligans came knocking on NYU’s doors
It is about time that the US and the EU demand that Erdogan ceases his purges against his own people, end his blatant support of... Read More
The Saudi butchery in Yemen and the world’s apathy
It is time for Muslims to stop killing each other. The lesson from Yemen should leave an indelible mark on the psyche of every Saudi... Read More
How should a modern democracy select its judges?
The chaos and agonies of a partisan Justice Kavanaugh confirmation process may be outweighed by the benefits of political transparency that a public procedure adds... Read More
Sri Lanka situation update
The Sri Lanka Campaign began to receive worrying ground reports of increased activity by the security forces in the North and East of Sri Lanka;... Read More
October 2018 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during October, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
