Challenges to peace in Kenya’s Mandera County – a grassroots perspective
A new report by the Mandera Peacebuilding Programme and Interpeace presents the first-hand opinions of grassroots communities across Mandera County, Kenya, exploring impediments to peace.
Gandhi Kemal’s march for justice
Kemal Kilicdaroglu’s March for Justice is not a first in Turkish political history, but the broad support it received from all sectors of society –... Read More
Gaza – a disaster in the making
The socio-economic conditions in Gaza are so horrendous that if nothing is done immediately, the whole area is bound to explode in the face of... Read More
The Rwandan diaspora – a vital but neglected part of post-genocide reconciliation
Since the 1994 Genocide, Rwandans have been engaged in a reconciliation process, but it has not come without challenges. Rwanda has a large migrant and... Read More
Climate change and the catastrophe of Trumpism
Trump’s readiness to allow himself to hold beliefs that are motivated solely by self-interest and his complete disregard for the weight of evidence reflects not... Read More
Armenia and Azerbaijan’s collision course over Nagorno-Karabakh
Sound principles for conflict resolution over Nagorno-Karabakh exist. But mistrust, a gulf between mediators and the parties involved, as well as Baku and Yerevan’s appetite... Read More
July 2017 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during July, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
The legacy of Ebola in Sierra Leone – a country at risk?
The 2014 outbreak of Ebola – the worst in history – saw almost 4,000 people killed in Sierra Leone. Those who survived now face medical... Read More
Have we reached the end of international development?
As Trump’s administration looks set to slash the budget of USAID and May’s Conservative party debate the future of British donor support, what is the... Read More
Azerbaijan ‘Digital Trade Hub’ set to bind Regional and Eurasian Markets
A Digital Trade Hub Project (DTH) is being implemented with the purpose of strengthening Azerbaijan’s position as a key digital trade hub in the South Caucasus... 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
Lebanon – between normalised violence and a politics of kindness
It is hard to ignore the level of xenophobia and violence, verbal and physical, that exists today in Lebanon.
Attempts to intimidate human rights lawyer Lakshan Dias in Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Campaign, a member of the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation, is deeply concerned by recent attempts by senior government of Sri Lanka... Read More
Local elections: a step for strengthening democracy in Nepal?
The last time local elections took place in Nepal was 20 years ago. But now the path to democracy, and to peace, is being frustrated... Read More
Yemen’s calamity is of damning proportions
The conflict in Yemen can end only through a political solution, as no solution secured by force will survive. The Trump administration must learn from... Read More
Georgia’s Russian cipher
What can the politics of ethnic Russians in Georgia tell us about the country’s attempt to build a truly civic national identity?
Kosova-Metohija?
Do Kosovars and Serbs have options other than work avoidance?
The Kurds under Erdogan’s tyrannical governance
Erdogan will not succeed in killing every PKK fighter—not only because of the nature of guerilla warfare, but primarily because of the Kurds’ determination to... Read More
The disappeared of Lebanon – the unfinished story of a finished war
The people that disappeared during Lebanon’s civil war have haunted the country for years. But what have the authorities done to help?There remains a cruel... Read More
Mapping hope in the Israel-Palestine conflict
Two graduate researchers have launched an ambitious project to map levels of hope (or hopelessness) for peace in the Israel-Palestine conflict, with the aim of... Read More
Peacebuilding in Bosnia-Herzegovina – intercultural dialogue in Brcko District
A greater focus on understanding and evaluating the work of various peacebuilding initiatives – such as those of Svitac in Brcko District, Bosnia-Herzegovina – can... Read More
Israel’s intrusion into Palestinian Territories – reality or delusion?
It is community engagements and mediation that can pave the way for peaceful settlement of Israel-Palestine conflict, and not subjective political commentaries.
June 2017 Review
TransConflict is pleased to present a selection of articles published during June, plus updates from the Global Coalition for Conflict Transformation.
Lebanon in the eye of the regional storm
Hizbollah’s proven armed capability in Syria, Israel’s perceived political defeat in 2006, coupled with a possible US and Saudi green light, may make confrontation inevitable.
Armed peace in the Gambia – the role of ECOWAS
The need for reform of the armed forces in The Gambia is pressing – but a delicate political task. Tomas Serna discusses the Gambian security... Read More
